SB55-SSA1,530,2018 2. The secretary of administration shall transfer title to the state office building
19from the state to the broadcasting corporation if the broadcasting corporation pays
20$476,228 to the foundation or the foundation waives such payment.
SB55-SSA1,530,2421 3. The assets of the state that, as determined by the secretary of
22administration, are used by the educational communications board for the operation
23of an emergency weather warning system are transferred to the department of
24administration.
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1(b) Any asset transferred under par. (a) 1. or 2. shall revert to the state if the
2asset is not used for the purpose of providing public broadcasting.
SB55-SSA1,531,12 3(2m) (a) If the secretary of administration determines that the federal
4communications commission has approved the transfer of all broadcasting licenses,
5except licenses for student radio, held by the board of regents of the University of
6Wisconsin System to the broadcasting corporation, any asset of the state, other than
7the state office building and the assets specified in sub. (2) (a) 3., that is used by the
8board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System and that, as determined by
9the secretary of administration, is not a shared asset, as defined in s. 16.26 (1) (b),
10is transferred to the broadcasting corporation. A transfer under this paragraph shall
11take effect on on the effective date of the last license transferred as determined by
12the secretary of administration under s. 39.87 (2) (b).
SB55-SSA1,531,1413 (b) Any asset transferred under par. (a) 1. or 2. shall revert to the state if the
14asset is not used for the purpose of providing public broadcasting.
SB55-SSA1,531,19 15(3) If the secretary of administration determines that the federal
16communications commission has approved the transfer of all broadcasting licenses
17held by the educational communications board to the broadcasting corporation, each
18of the following applies on the effective date of the last license transferred as
19determined by the secretary of administration under s. 39.87 (2) (a):
SB55-SSA1,531,2320 (a) To the appropriation account under s. 20.218 (1), there is transferred the
21unencumbered balance of the appropriation accounts under s. 20.225 (1) (a), (b), (d),
22(eg), (er), and (f), except for the unencumbered balance of the appropriation accounts
23that are otherwise transferred under sub. (4).
SB55-SSA1,532,324 (b) To the appropriation account under s. 20.505 (9) (a), there is transferred the
25unencumbered balance of the appropriation account under s. 20.225 (1) (kb) and the

1amounts in the schedule for the appropriation account under s. 20.505 (9) (a) are
2increased by the amount transferred from the appropriation account under s. 20.225
3(1) (kb).
SB55-SSA1,532,84 (c) To the appropriation account under s. 20.505 (9) (k), there is transferred the
5unencumbered balance of the appropriation accounts under s. 20.225 (1) (g), (h), (k),
6and (m), and, to the extent allowed under federal law, the secretary of administration
7shall pay the broadcasting corporation a grant equal to the amount of the
8unencumbered balance of the appropriation account under s. 20.505 (9) (k).
SB55-SSA1,532,18 9(4) If the secretary of administration determines that the federal
10communications commission has approved the transfer of all broadcasting licenses
11held by the educational communications board to the broadcasting corporation, all
12positions authorized for the educational communications board and the incumbent
13employees holding the positions are transferred to the department of
14administration. Employees transferred under this subsection have all rights and the
15same status under subch. V of ch. 111 and ch. 230 that they enjoyed in the educational
16communications board. Notwithstanding s. 230.28 (4), no employee so transferred
17who has attained permanent status in class may be required to serve a probationary
18period.
SB55-SSA1,532,23 19(5) All employees transferred to the department of administration under sub.
20(4) shall provide broadcasting services to the broadcasting corporation under a
21contract between the department of administration and the broadcasting
22corporation for such services. The contract shall provide that the employees who are
23providing services are supervised solely by the broadcasting corporation.
SB55-SSA1,532,25 2439.87 License transfer determination. The secretary shall determine each
25of the following:
SB55-SSA1,533,4
1(1) Whether the federal communications commission has approved the
2transfer of all broadcasting licenses held by the educational communications board
3and the board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System, except licenses held
4by the board of regents for student radio, to the broadcasting corporation.
SB55-SSA1,533,8 5(2) (a) If the secretary determines that the federal communications commission
6has approved the transfer of all the broadcasting licences held by the educational
7communications board to the broadcasting corporation, the effective date of the
8transfer of the last license transferred to the broadcasting corporation.
SB55-SSA1,533,139 (b) If the secretary determines that the federal communications commission
10has approved the transfer of all the broadcasting licences, except licenses for student
11radio, held by the board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System to the
12broadcasting corporation, the effective date of the transfer of the last license
13transferred to the broadcasting corporation.
SB55-SSA1, s. 1388 14Section 1388. 40.02 (26g) of the statutes is renumbered 40.02 (26g) (intro.) and
15amended to read:
SB55-SSA1,533,1716 40.02 (26g) (intro.) "Employee-funded reimbursement account plan" means
17a
any of the following:
SB55-SSA1,533,21 18(a) A plan in accordance with section 125 of the internal revenue code Internal
19Revenue Code
under which an employee may direct an employer to place part of the
20employee's gross compensation in an account to pay for certain future expenses of the
21employee under section 125 of the internal revenue code Internal Revenue Code.
SB55-SSA1, s. 1389 22Section 1389. 40.02 (26g) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
SB55-SSA1,534,223 40.02 (26g) (b) A plan in accordance with section 132 of the Internal Revenue
24Code under which an employee may direct an employer to place part of the

1employee's gross compensation in an account to pay for certain future expenses of the
2employee under section 132 of the Internal Revenue Code.
SB55-SSA1, s. 1391 3Section 1391. 40.02 (54) (i) of the statutes is created to read:
SB55-SSA1,534,44 40.02 (54) (i) The Fox River Navigational System Authority.
SB55-SSA1, s. 1392 5Section 1392. 40.03 (2) (v) of the statutes is created to read:
SB55-SSA1,534,146 40.03 (2) (v) May settle any dispute in an appeal of a determination made by
7the department that is subject to review under sub. (1) (j), (6) (i), (7) (f), or (8) (f), or
8s. 40.80 (2g), but only with the approval of the board having the authority to accept
9the appeal. In deciding whether to settle such a dispute, the secretary shall consider
10the cost of litigation, the likelihood of success on the merits, the cost of delay in
11resolving the dispute, the actuarial impact on the trust fund, and any other relevant
12factor the secretary considers appropriate. Any moneys paid by the department to
13settle a dispute under this paragraph shall be paid from the appropriation account
14under s. 20.515 (1) (r).
SB55-SSA1, s. 1393 15Section 1393. 40.03 (2) (w) of the statutes is created to read:
SB55-SSA1,534,2216 40.03 (2) (w) If the secretary determines that an otherwise eligible participant
17has unintentionally forfeited or otherwise involuntarily ceased to be eligible for any
18benefit provided under this chapter principally because of an error in administration
19by the department, may order the correction of the error to prevent inequity. A
20decision under this paragraph is not subject to review. The secretary shall submit
21a quarterly report to the employee trust funds board on decisions made under this
22paragraph.
SB55-SSA1, s. 1396 23Section 1396. 40.04 (9m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-SSA1,534,2524 40.04 (9m) (a) Maintain a separate account in the fund for the each
25employee-funded reimbursement account plan authorized under subch. VIII.
SB55-SSA1, s. 1397
1Section 1397. 40.04 (9m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-SSA1,535,52 40.04 (9m) (b) Credit to the account appropriate accounts established under
3par. (a) money received from employees in connection with the each
4employee-funded reimbursement account plan and income from investment of the
5reserves in the account.
SB55-SSA1, s. 1398 6Section 1398. 40.04 (9m) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-SSA1,535,107 40.04 (9m) (c) Charge to the account appropriate accounts established under
8par. (a) payments made to reimburse employee-funded reimbursement account plan
9providers for payments made to employees under the each employee-funded
10reimbursement account plan under subch. VIII.
SB55-SSA1, s. 1398m 11Section 1398m. 40.04 (10) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-SSA1,535,2312 40.04 (10) An accumulated sick leave conversion account shall be maintained
13within the fund, to which shall be credited all money received under s. 40.05 (4) (b),
14(bc), (bf), (bm), (br), and (bw) for health insurance premiums, as dividends or
15premium credits arising from the operation of health insurance plans and from
16investment income on any reserves established in the fund for health insurance
17purposes for retired employees and their surviving dependents. Premium payments
18to health insurers authorized in s. 40.05 (4) (b), (bc), (bf), (bm) , and (bw) shall be
19charged to this account. The department shall separately account for premium
20payments authorized under s. 40.05 (4) (bf) for purposes of reimbursement from the
21appropriation under s. 20.515 (1) (b).
This subsection does not prohibit the direct
22payment of premiums to insurers when appropriate administrative procedures have
23been established for direct payments.
SB55-SSA1, s. 1399 24Section 1399. 40.85 (2) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-SSA1,536,3
140.85 (2) (g) Deposit into the account appropriate accounts established under
2s. 40.04 (9m) (a) that part of an employee's gross compensation that the employee
3wants placed in an each employee-funded reimbursement account.
SB55-SSA1, s. 1400 4Section 1400. 40.86 (4) of the statutes is created to read:
SB55-SSA1,536,65 40.86 (4) Transportation expenses authorized under section 132 of the Internal
6Revenue Code.
SB55-SSA1, s. 1400r 7Section 1400r. 41.17 (6) of the statutes is created to read:
SB55-SSA1,536,118 41.17 (6) Funding for state historical society. The state historical society
9shall be eligible for funds under this section for any project related to a historic site
10listed in s. 44.20 (1), regardless of whether program revenues under s. 20.245 are also
11used for the project.
SB55-SSA1, s. 1403m 12Section 1403m. 41.19 of the statutes is repealed.
SB55-SSA1, s. 1404f 13Section 1404f. 41.41 (13) of the statutes is created to read:
SB55-SSA1,536,2014 41.41 (13) Report on generating revenue and resubmitting building plans.
15After consulting with the department of natural resources and any tribal
16government with whom the Kickapoo reserve management board or the Lower
17Wisconsin State Riverway board has entered into a memorandum of understanding,
18the Kickapoo reserve management board, in conjunction with the Lower Wisconsin
19State Riverway board, shall prepare and submit to the building commission and to
20the joint committee on finance a report that includes all of the following:
SB55-SSA1,536,2221 (a) Recommendations on how revenue may be generated to cover the
22operational costs of the 2 boards through hunting, camping, or parking or other fees.
SB55-SSA1,536,2423 (b) Resubmission of plans for building facilities that, given their close
24proximity, have their own individual emphases.
SB55-SSA1, s. 1405 25Section 1405. 42.035 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-SSA1,537,14
142.035 Treatment of certain state fair park board employees.
2Notwithstanding s. 230.08 (2) (pm), those employees holding positions in the
3classified service at the state fair park board on October 29, 1999, who have achieved
4permanent status in class before that date, shall retain, while serving in the
5unclassified service at the state fair park board, those protections afforded
6employees in the classified service under ss. 230.34 (1) (a) and 230.44 (1) (c) relating
7to demotion, suspension, discharge, layoff or reduction in base pay. Such employees
8shall also be eligible for transfer under s. 230.29 and shall have reinstatement
9privileges to the classified service under s. 230.33 (1m).
Those employees of the state
10fair park board on October 29, 1999, who have not achieved permanent status in class
11in any position at the state fair park board on that date are eligible to receive the
12protections, privileges and rights preserved under this section if they successfully
13complete service equivalent to the probationary period required in the classified
14service for the position that they hold on that date.
SB55-SSA1, s. 1405m 15Section 1405m. 42.09 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-SSA1,537,1916 42.09 (3) (a) The Subject to approval of the building commission when required
17under s. 13.48 (12), the
state fair park board may permit a private person to construct
18a building, structure or facility in the state fair park under a lease agreement with
19the board.
SB55-SSA1, s. 1408 20Section 1408. 43.70 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-SSA1,537,2521 43.70 (2) Annually, within 40 days after December 1 by January 10, the state
22superintendent shall apportion the amount that is estimated to be appropriated
23under s. 20.255 (2) (s) in the current school year to the school districts in proportion
24to the number of persons resident therein, as shown by the report certified under sub.
25(1).
SB55-SSA1, s. 1409
1Section 1409. 43.70 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-SSA1,538,192 43.70 (3) Immediately upon making such apportionment, the state
3superintendent shall certify to the department of administration the total estimated
4amount that each school district is entitled to receive under this section and shall
5notify each school district administrator of the estimated amount so certified for his
6or her school district. Within 15 days after receiving such certification, the The
7department of administration shall issue its warrants upon which the state
8treasurer shall pay to each school district 50% of its total aid entitlement on or before
9January 31 and the balance on or before June 30, except that, beginning in the
101999-2000 school year, the state treasurer shall
distribute each school district's aid
11entitlement in one payment on or before June 30 May 1. The amount paid to each
12school district shall be based upon the amount in the appropriation account under
13s. 20.255 (2) (s) on April 15
. All moneys distributed under this section shall be
14expended for the purchase of instructional materials from the state historical society
15for use in teaching Wisconsin history and
for the purchase of library books and other
16instructional materials for school libraries, but not for public library facilities
17operated by school districts under s. 43.52, in accordance with rules promulgated by
18the state superintendent. Appropriate records of such purchases shall be kept and
19necessary reports thereon shall be made to the state superintendent.
SB55-SSA1, s. 1410 20Section 1410. 44.02 (28) of the statutes is repealed.
SB55-SSA1, s. 1411m 21Section 1411m. 44.025 of the statutes is repealed.
SB55-SSA1, s. 1413 22Section 1413. 44.15 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-SSA1,539,423 44.15 (4) State-funded markers. The historical society may identify and
24authorize construction of individual markers or plaques, or any series of markers or
25plaques, to be funded from the appropriation under s. 20.245 (3) (d) (1) (a). No

1matching funds are required for a marker or plaque that is constructed under this
2subsection. Funds under this subsection may be used for the purchase of plaques to
3be installed on historical properties and for the construction of markers or plaques
4in other states or countries.
SB55-SSA1, s. 1414 5Section 1414. 44.34 (13) of the statutes is repealed.
SB55-SSA1, s. 1414m 6Section 1414m. 44.62 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-SSA1,539,97 44.62 (2) Subject to sub. (3), the board shall award grants under the Wisconsin
8regranting program to local arts agencies and municipalities. Grants shall be
9awarded from the appropriation appropriations under s. 20.215 (1) (f) and (j).
SB55-SSA1, s. 1415 10Section 1415 . 44.70 (1d) of the statutes is created to read:
SB55-SSA1,539,1211 44.70 (1d) "Charter school sponsor" means an entity described under s. 118.40
12(2r) (b) that is sponsoring a charter school.
SB55-SSA1, s. 1416 13Section 1416. 44.70 (2g) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-SSA1,539,1814 44.70 (2g) "Educational agency" means a school district, charter school
15sponsor, secured correctional facility,
private school, cooperative educational service
16agency, technical college district, private college, public library system, public library
17board, the Wisconsin Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired or the Wisconsin
18School for the Deaf.
SB55-SSA1, s. 1417 19Section 1417. 44.70 (3d) of the statutes is created to read:
SB55-SSA1,539,2020 44.70 (3d) "Political subdivision" means any city, village, town, or county.
SB55-SSA1, s. 1418 21Section 1418. 44.70 (3r) of the statutes is created to read:
SB55-SSA1,539,2422 44.70 (3r) "Secured correctional facility" means the Southern Oaks Girls
23School, the Ethan Allen School, the Youth Leadership Training Center, and the
24Lincoln Hills School.
SB55-SSA1, s. 1419 25Section 1419. 44.70 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-SSA1,540,2
144.70 (4) "Telecommunications" has the meaning given in s. 16.99 (1) 22.01
2(10)
.
SB55-SSA1, s. 1420 3Section 1420. 44.71 (2) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 44.71 (2), and 44.71
4(2) (g) and (h), as renumbered, are amended to read:
SB55-SSA1,540,135 44.71 (2) (g) Coordinate the purchasing of educational technology materials,
6supplies, equipment, and contractual services for school districts, cooperative
7educational service agencies, technical college districts, and the board of regents of
8the University of Wisconsin System by the department under s. 16.72 (8), and, in
9cooperation with the department and subject to the approval of the department of
10electronic government
, establish standards and specifications for purchases of
11educational technology hardware and software by school districts, cooperative
12educational service agencies, technical college districts, and the board of regents of
13the University of Wisconsin System.
SB55-SSA1,540,2014 (h) Purchase With the approval of the department of electronic government,
15purchase
educational technology equipment for use by school districts, cooperative
16educational service agencies, and public educational institutions in this state and
17permit the districts, agencies, and institutions to purchase or lease the equipment,
18with an option to purchase the equipment at a later date. This subdivision
19paragraph does not require the purchase or lease of any educational technology
20equipment from the board.
SB55-SSA1, s. 1420m 21Section 1420m. 44.71 (2) (i) of the statutes is created to read:
SB55-SSA1,540,2522 44.71 (2) (i) Administer, modify, or rescind any grant or award made by the
23Wisconsin Advanced Telecommunications Foundation to fund a project described in
24s. 14.28 (3) (a) 1. to 5., 1999 stats., to the extent allowed under a contract for making
25the grant or award.
SB55-SSA1, s. 1422
1Section 1422. 44.72 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-SSA1,541,122 44.72 (1) Educational technology training and technical assistance grants.
3(intro.) From the appropriation under s. 20.275 (1) (et), the board shall award grants
4to cooperative educational service agencies and to consortia consisting of 2 or more
5school districts, charter school sponsors, secured correctional facilities, or
6cooperative educational service agencies, or one or more school districts, charter
7school sponsors, secured correctional facilities,
or cooperative educational service
8agencies and one or more public library boards, to provide technical assistance and
9training in the use of educational technology. An applicant for a grant shall submit
10to the board a plan that specifies the school districts, charter school sponsors, secured
11correctional facilities,
and public library boards that will participate in the program
12and describes how the funds will be allocated. The board shall do all of the following:
SB55-SSA1, s. 1424 13Section 1424. 44.72 (2) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-SSA1,541,2514 44.72 (2) (b) 2. From the appropriation under s. 20.275 (1) (f), annually the
15board shall pay $5,000 to each eligible school district and $5,000 to the department
16of corrections for each eligible correctional facility. The department of corrections
17shall allocate funds received under this subsection among the eligible secured
18correctional facilities as it deems appropriate
. The board shall distribute the balance
19in the appropriation to eligible school districts and to charter school sponsors in
20proportion to the weighted membership of each school district, which and in
21proportion to the number of pupils attending each charter school on the 3rd Friday
22of September. The weighted membership for a school district
shall be determined by
23dividing the statewide average equalized valuation per member by the school
24district's equalized valuation per member and multiplying the result by the school
25district's membership, as defined in s. 121.004 (5).
SB55-SSA1, s. 1425
1Section 1425. 44.72 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-SSA1,542,92 44.72 (2) (c) A school district is eligible for a grant under par. (b) 2. only if the
3annual meeting in a common school district, or the school board in a unified school
4district or in a school district operating under ch. 119, adopts a resolution requesting
5the grant. A secured correctional facility is eligible for a grant under par. (b) 2. only
6if the secretary of corrections submits a written request to the board. A charter school
7sponsor is eligible for a grant under par. (b) 2. only if it submits a written request to
8the board.
A grant under this subsection may not be used to replace funding
9available from other sources.
SB55-SSA1, s. 1426 10Section 1426. 44.72 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-SSA1,542,1911 44.72 (2) (d) A school district or secured correctional facility receiving a grant
12under par. (b) shall deposit the moneys in a separate fund. The moneys may be used
13for any purpose related to educational technology, except that a school district or
14secured correctional facility
may not use the moneys to pay the salary or benefits of
15any school district or secured correctional facility employee. A charter school sponsor
16that receives a grant under par. (b) may use the moneys for any purpose related to
17educational technology that benefits the pupils attending the charter school, except
18that a charter school sponsor may not use the moneys to pay the salary or benefits
19of any charter school employee.
SB55-SSA1, s. 1428b 20Section 1428b. 44.72 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-SSA1,543,221 44.72 (4) (a) Financial assistance authorized. The board may provide financial
22assistance under this subsection to school districts and charter school sponsors from
23the proceeds of public debt contracted under s. 20.866 (2) (zc) and to public library
24boards from the proceeds of public debt contracted under s. 20.866 (2) (zcm).
25Financial assistance under this subsection may be used only for the purpose of

1upgrading the electrical wiring of school and library buildings in existence on
2October 14, 1997, and installing and upgrading computer network wiring.
SB55-SSA1, s. 1430b 3Section 1430b. 44.72 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-SSA1,543,204 44.72 (4) (b) Financial assistance applications, terms and conditions. The
5board shall establish application procedures for, and the terms and conditions of,
6financial assistance under this subsection, including a condition requiring a charter
7school sponsor to use financial assistance under this subsection for wiring upgrading
8and installation that benefits pupils attending the charter school
. The board shall
9make a loan to a school district, charter school sponsor, or public library board in an
10amount equal to 50% of the total amount of financial assistance for which the board
11determines the school district or public library board is eligible and provide a grant
12to the school district or public library board for the remainder of the total. The terms
13and conditions of any financial assistance under this subsection may include
14provision of professional building construction services under s. 16.85 (15). The
15board shall determine the interest rate on loans under this subsection. The interest
16rate shall be as low as possible but shall be sufficient to fully pay all interest expenses
17incurred by the state in making the loans and to provide reserves that are reasonably
18expected to be required in the judgment of the board to ensure against losses arising
19from delinquency and default in the repayment of the loans. The term of a loan under
20this subsection may not exceed 10 years.
SB55-SSA1, s. 1431 21Section 1431. 44.72 (4) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-SSA1,544,222 44.72 (4) (c) Repayment of loans. The board shall credit all moneys received
23from school districts and charter school sponsors for repayment of loans under this
24subsection to the appropriation account under s. 20.275 (1) (h). The board shall credit

1all moneys received from public library boards for repayment of loans under this
2subsection to the appropriation account under s. 20.275 (1) (hb).
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