2.
Page 911, line 3: delete lines 3 and 4 and substitute:

"SECTION 1898b. 121.08 (4) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:".

3.
Page 911, line 5: after "district" insert "in which a charter school under s. 118.40 (2r) is located".

4.
Page 911, line 8: delete lines 8 to 13 and substitute:

"SECTION 1898e. 121.08 (4) (a) 1. of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:

121.08 (4) (a) 1. Divide the number of pupils who in the current school year are attending charter schools under s. 118.40 (2r) that are located in the school district by the total number of pupils who in the current school year are attending charter schools under s. 118.40 (2r).

SECTION 1898m. 121.08 (4) (a) 2. of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:

121.08 (4) (a) 2. Multiply the sum of the amounts paid under s. 118.40 (2r) in the current school year by the school district's quotient under subd. 1.

SECTION 1898s. 121.08 (4) (a) 3. of the statutes is repealed.".

5.
Page 911, line 18: after that line insert:

"SECTION 1899m. 121.08 (4) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

121.08 (4) (d) The state superintendent shall ensure that the total amount of aid reduction under pars. (a) and (b) lapses to the general fund and that the aid reduction under par. (a) does not affect the amount determined to be received by a school district under this section for any other purpose.".

6.
Page 917, line 7: after that line insert:

"SECTION 1912m. 121.90 (1) (f) of the statutes is created to read:

121.90 (1) (f) In determining a school district's revenue limit for the 2005-06 school year or for any school year thereafter, the department shall include in the number of pupils enrolled in each school year prior to the 2005-06 school year all pupils attending charter schools under s. 118.40 (2r) that are located in the school district.".

7.
Page 1088, line 9: after that line insert:

"(4px) REVENUE LIMIT COMPUTATION. Notwithstanding section 121.91 (2m) of the statutes, as affected by this act, for the purpose of calculating the revenue limit for the 2005-06 school year of any school district in which a charter school established under section 118.40 (2r) of the statutes, as affected by this act, is located, the school district's base revenue from the 2004-05 school year is increased by an amount equal to the amount determined by multiplying the number of pupils who in the 2004-05 school year attended a charter school under section 118.40 (2r) of the statutes that was located in the school district by the amount paid by the state for each such pupil under section 118.40 (2r) of the statutes.".

8.
Page 1115, line 13: after that line insert:

"(9m) INDEPENDENT CHARTER SCHOOLS; FUNDING. The treatment of sections 121.05 (1) (a) 9., 121.07 (6) (a) (intro.), 121.08 (4) (a) (intro.), 1., 2., and 3. and (d), and 121.90 (1) (f) of the statutes first applies to state aid distributed in, and the calculation of revenue limits for, the 2005-06 school year.".
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2005 - 2006 LEGISLATURE

LFB:......Merrifield - Grants for master educators
For 2005-07 Budget -- Not Ready For Introduction
ASSEMBLY AMENDMENT ,
TO 2005 ASSEMBLY BILL 100
At the locations indicated, amend the bill as follows:
1.
Page 308, line 23: delete lines 23 to 25.

2.
Page 309, line 1: delete lines 1 and 2.

3.
Page 900, line 13: delete lines 13 to 25.

4.
Page 901, line 1: delete lines 1 to 25.

5.
Page 902, line 1: delete lines 1 to 5.
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2005 - 2006 LEGISLATURE

LFB:......Merrifield - Adult literacy grants
For 2005-07 Budget -- Not Ready For Introduction
ASSEMBLY AMENDMENT ,
TO 2005 ASSEMBLY BILL 100
At the locations indicated, amend the bill as follows:
1.
Page 308, line 20: delete the material beginning with "2005" and ending with "2006" on line 22 and substitute "s. 115.28 (52)".

2.
Page 896, line 17: after that line insert:

"SECTION 1856m. 115.28 (52) of the statutes is created to read:

115.28 (52) ADULT LITERACY GRANTS. From the appropriation under s. 20.255 (3) (b), award grants to nonprofit organizations, as defined in s. 108.02 (19), to support programs that train community-based adult literacy staff and to establish new volunteer-based programs in areas of this state that have a demonstrated need for adult literacy services. No grant may exceed $10,000, and no organization may receive more than one grant in any fiscal year.".

3.
Page 1088, line 3: delete lines 3 to 9.
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2005 - 2006 LEGISLATURE

LFB:......Stott - Undergraduate credit surcharge
For 2005-07 Budget -- Not Ready For Introduction
ASSEMBLY AMENDMENT ,
TO 2005 ASSEMBLY BILL 100
At the locations indicated, amend the bill as follows:
1.
Page 423, line 2: after that line insert:

"SECTION 697g. 36.27 (1) (cm) of the statutes is created to read:

36.27 (1) (cm) The board shall charge a student the full cost per credit for any credit taken that exceeds 125 percent of the graduation credit requirements accumulated in course work toward a first baccalaureate degree.".
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2005 - 2006 LEGISLATURE

LFB:......Shanovich (DH) - Adopt AB-241 transfer of BEST to technical college system; rename program; create new appropriation
For 2005-07 Budget -- Not Ready For Introduction
ASSEMBLY AMENDMENT ,
TO 2005 ASSEMBLY BILL 100
At the locations indicated, amend the bill as follows:
1.
Page 315, line 17: after that line insert:

"SECTION 217m. 20.292 (1) (eh) of the statutes is created to read:

20.292 (1) (eh) Jobs advantage training program grants. The amounts in the schedule for grants under s. 38.41.".

2.
Page 428, line 15: after that line insert:

"SECTION 724m. 38.41 of the statutes is created to read:

38.41 Jobs advantage training program. (1) Subject to sub. (2), the board may award a grant to a business if all of the following apply:

(a) The business is located in this state and satisfies any of the following criteria:

1. The business has not more than 50 full-time employees.

2. The business had not more than $5,000,000 in gross annual income in the year preceding the year in which the business receives the grant.

(b) The business has been in compliance with s. 77.58 for at least 6 months before applying for the grant.

(c) The business agrees in writing to use the grant only to provide skills training or other education related to the needs of the business to current or prospective employees of the business.

(d) The business agrees in writing to comply with sub. (2) (c).

(e) The business submits a plan to the board detailing the proposed use of the grant, and the board approves the plan.

(f) The business enters into a written agreement with the board that specifies the conditions for the use of the grant, including reporting and auditing requirements.

(g) The business agrees in writing to submit to the board the report required under sub. (3) by the time required under sub. (3).

(h) The business provides matching funds at least equal to the amount of the grant. The board may waive the requirement under this paragraph if the board determines that the business is subject to extreme financial hardship.

(2) (a) The board may not award a business more than $20,000 in grants under this section.

(b) Annually, each district board shall submit to the board a list of the types of businesses that the district board believes, based upon regional need, should be given preference in the granting of awards. The board shall give preference to those types of businesses designated by the district boards in awarding grants under this section.

(c) A grant under this section may not be used for any of the following:

1. To pay more than 80 percent of the cost of any skills training or other education related to the needs of the recipient business that is provided to the owner of the business, the owner's spouse, or a child of the owner.

2. To pay wages or compensate for lost revenue, if any, in connection with providing the training or other education, or otherwise.

(3) A business that receives a grant under this section shall submit to the board, within 6 months after spending the full amount of the grant proceeds, a report detailing how the grant proceeds were used.

(4) The board shall promulgate rules to implement and administer this section.".

3.
Page 1029, line 23: delete the material beginning with that line and ending with page 1030, line 3, and substitute:

"SECTION 2357m. 560.155 of the statutes is repealed.".

4.
Page 1070, line 20: after that line insert:

"(4k) BUSINESS EMPLOYEES' SKILLS TRAINING PROGRAM. On the effective date of this subsection, the department of commerce shall transfer any pending applications for grants under section 560.155 of the statutes, as affected by this act, to the technical college system board for consideration under section 38.41 of the statutes, as created by this act.".
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2005 - 2006 LEGISLATURE

LFB:......Shanovich (DH) - Require grant, loan, or tax credit recipient that moves project out of state within five years to repay
For 2005-07 Budget -- Not Ready For Introduction
ASSEMBLY AMENDMENT ,
TO 2005 ASSEMBLY BILL 100
At the locations indicated, amend the bill as follows:
1.
Page 1029, line 2: after that line insert:

"SECTION 2348m. 560.075 of the statutes is created to read:

560.075 Repayment of grants, loans, and tax benefits. (1) In this section, "tax benefits" means the credits under ss. 71.07 (2dd), (2de), (2di), (2dj), (2dL), (2dm), (2dr), (2ds), (2dx), (3g), and (3t), 71.28 (1dd), (1de), (1di), (1dj), (1dL), (1dm), (1ds), (1dx), (3g), and (3t), and 71.47 (1dd), (1de), (1di), (1dj), (1dL), (1dm), (1ds), (1dx), (3g), and (3t).

(2) The department may not award a grant or loan under this chapter to a person or certify a person to receive tax benefits unless the department enters into an agreement with the person that requires the person to repay the grant, loan, or tax benefits if, within 5 years after receiving the grant or loan or being certified to receive tax benefits, the person ceases to conduct in this state the economic activity for which the person received the grant or loan or for which the person was certified to receive tax benefits and commences substantially the same economic activity outside this state.".

2.
Page 1110, line 23: before that line insert:

"(2q) REPAYMENT OF GRANTS, LOANS, AND TAX BENEFITS. The treatment of section 560.075 of the statutes first applies to grants, loans, or tax benefits for which applications are received on the effective date of this subsection.".
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2005 - 2006 LEGISLATURE

LFB:......Shanovich (DH) - $80,000 community development block grant (public facilities) to town of Ithaca in 2005-06 for water well
For 2005-07 Budget -- Not Ready For Introduction
ASSEMBLY AMENDMENT ,
TO 2005 ASSEMBLY BILL 100
At the locations indicated, amend the bill as follows:
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