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20.275
(1) (er)
Principal, interest and rebates; general purpose revenue — public
15library boards libraries. A sum sufficient to reimburse s. 20.866 (1) (u) for the
1payment of principal and interest costs incurred in financing subsidized educational
2technology infrastructure loans to public library boards
and public library systems 3under s. 44.72 (4) and to make full payment of the amounts determined by the
4building commission under s. 13.488 (1) (m), to the extent that these costs and
5payments are not paid under par. (hb).
SB60, s. 4
6Section
4. 20.275 (1) (et) of the statutes is amended to read:
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20.275
(1) (et)
Educational technology training and technical assistance
8grants. Biennially, the amounts in the schedule for grants to cooperative educational
9service agencies
, public library systems and consortia under s. 44.72 (1).
SB60, s. 5
10Section
5. 20.275 (1) (hb) of the statutes is amended to read:
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20.275
(1) (hb)
Principal, interest and rebates; program revenue — public
12library boards libraries. All moneys received under s. 44.72 (4) (c) to reimburse s.
1320.866 (1) (u) for the payment of principal and interest costs incurred in financing
14subsidized educational technology infrastructure loans to public library boards
and
15public library systems under s. 44.72 (4) and to make full payment of the amounts
16determined by the building commission under s. 13.488 (1) (m).
SB60, s. 6
17Section
6. 20.275 (1) (s) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
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20.275
(1) (s) (title)
Educational telecommunications access support; school
19districts schools, cooperative educational service agencies and technical college
20districts.
SB60, s. 7
21Section
7. 20.275 (1) (t) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
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20.275
(1) (t) (title)
Educational telecommunications access support; private
23colleges and public library boards libraries.
SB60, s. 8
24Section
8. 20.505 (1) (is) of the statutes is amended to read:
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120.505
(1) (is)
Information technology processing services to nonstate entities
2and state schools. All moneys received from local governmental units
, state schools 3and entities in the private sector for provision of computer services,
4telecommunications services and supercomputer services under s. 16.973 (2) (b) and
5(c) or under s. 196.218 (4r) (c) 4., to be used for the purpose of providing those services.
SB60, s. 9
6Section
9. 20.866 (2) (zcm) of the statutes is amended to read:
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20.866
(2) (zcm)
Technology for educational achievement in Wisconsin board;
8public library educational technology infrastructure loans. From the capital
9improvement fund, a sum sufficient for the technology for educational achievement
10in Wisconsin board to make subsidized educational technology infrastructure loans
11to public library boards
and public library systems under s. 44.72 (4). The state may
12contract public debt in an amount not to exceed $10,000,000 for this purpose.
SB60, s. 10
13Section
10. 44.70 (3m) of the statutes is created to read:
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44.70
(3m) "Public library system" has the meaning given in s. 43.01 (5).
SB60, s. 11
15Section
11. 44.71 (2) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
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44.71
(2) (e) Subject to s. 196.218 (4r) (f), in cooperation with the department
17and the public service commission, provide telecommunications access to s
chool
18districts, private schools, cooperative educational service agencies, technical college
19districts, private colleges and public library boards educational agencies under the
20program established under s. 196.218 (4r).
SB60, s. 12
21Section
12. 44.72 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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44.72
(1) Educational technology training and technical assistance grants. 23(intro.) From the appropriation under s. 20.275 (1) (et), the board shall award grants
24to cooperative educational service agencies
, public library systems and to consortia
25consisting of 2 or more school districts or cooperative educational service agencies,
1or one or more school districts or cooperative educational service agencies and one
2or more public library boards
or public library systems, to provide technical
3assistance and training in the use of educational technology. An applicant for a grant
4shall submit to the board a plan that specifies the school districts
and, public library
5boards
or public library systems that will participate in the program and describes
6how the funds will be allocated. The board shall do all of the following:
SB60, s. 13
7Section
13. 44.72 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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44.72
(1) (b) Give preference in awarding grants to consortia that include one
9or more public library boards
or public library systems.
SB60, s. 14
10Section
14. 44.72 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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44.72
(4) (a)
Subsidized loans authorized. The board may make subsidized
12loans under this subsection to school districts from the proceeds of public debt
13contracted under s. 20.866 (2) (zc) and to public library boards
and public library
14systems from the proceeds of public debt contracted under s. 20.866 (2) (zcm).
15Subsidized loans under this subsection may be used only for
the purpose of 16upgrading the electrical wiring of school
, school administration and library buildings
17in existence on October 14, 1997,
and installing and upgrading computer network
18wiring
for voice, data and video transmission, purchasing hardware necessary for
19direct access to the internet and constructing wide area networks that connect school
20and school administration buildings in a school district, public libraries or public
21library systems.
SB60, s. 15
22Section
15. 44.72 (4) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
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44.72
(4) (c)
Repayment of subsidized loans. A school district's
or, public library
24board's
or public library system's total payments on a loan made under this
25subsection shall be equal to 50% of the total debt service on the loan, as determined
1by the board. A school district
or, public library board
or public library system is not
2obligated to pay the remaining 50% of the debt service on the loan. The board shall
3credit all moneys received from school districts under this paragraph to the
4appropriation account under s. 20.275 (1) (h). The board shall credit all moneys
5received from public library boards
and public library systems under this paragraph
6to the appropriation account under s. 20.275 (1) (hb).
SB60, s. 16
7Section
16. 196.218 (4r) (a) 1m. of the statutes is created to read:
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196.218
(4r) (a) 1m. "Educational agency" means a school district, private
9school, cooperative educational service agency, technical college district, private
10college, public library system or public library board or the Wisconsin School for the
11Visually Handicapped or the Wisconsin School for the Deaf.
SB60, s. 17
12Section
17. 196.218 (4r) (a) 2r. of the statutes is created to read:
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196.218
(4r) (a) 2r. "Public library system" has the meaning given in s. 43.01
14(5).
SB60, s. 18
15Section
18. 196.218 (4r) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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196.218
(4r) (b) The commission, in consultation with the department and the
17board, shall promulgate rules establishing an educational telecommunications
18access program to provide
school districts, private schools, cooperative educational
19service agencies, technical college districts, private colleges and public library
20boards educational agencies with access to data lines and video links.
SB60, s. 19
21Section
19. 196.218 (4r) (c) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
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196.218
(4r) (c) 1. Allow
a school district, private school, cooperative
23educational service agency, technical college district, private college and public
24library board an educational agency to make a request to the board for access to
25either one data line or one video link, except that if a school district operates more
1than one high school
or if a public library board operates more than one library
2facility the rules shall allow the school district
or public library board to request
3access to both a data line and a video link and to request access to more than one data
4line or video link. The board shall forward requests received under this subdivision
5to the commission and the department.
SB60, s. 20
6Section
20. 196.218 (4r) (c) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
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196.218
(4r) (c) 2. Establish eligibility requirements for
a school district,
8private school, cooperative educational service agency, technical college district,
9private college and public library board an educational agency to participate in the
10program established under par. (b). The requirements shall prohibit a participant in
11the program from receiving assistance from the universal service fund for the
12purpose specified in sub. (5) (a) 3. for educational telecommunications access that is
13substantially similar to the access provided to the participant under the program.
SB60, s. 21
14Section
21. 196.218 (4r) (c) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
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196.218
(4r) (c) 3. Establish specifications for a data line or video link that is
16provided to
a school district, private school, cooperative educational service agency,
17technical college district, private college and public library board an educational
18agency under the program established under par. (b).
SB60, s. 22
19Section
22. 196.218 (4r) (c) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
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196.218
(4r) (c) 4. Require
a school district, private school, cooperative
21educational service agency, technical college district, private college and public
22library board an educational agency to pay the department not more than $250 per
23month for each data line or video link that is provided to the
school district, private
24school, cooperative educational service agency, technical college district, private
25college and public library board educational agency under the program established
1under par. (b), except that the charge may not exceed $100 per month for each data
2line or video link that relies on a transport medium that operates at a speed of 1.544
3megabits per second.
SB60, s. 23
4Section
23. 196.218 (4r) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
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196.218
(4r) (e) If the federal communications commission promulgates or
6modifies rules that provide rate discounts for telecommunications services to
school
7districts, private schools, cooperative educational service agencies, technical college
8districts, private colleges or public library boards an educational agency under
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9USC 254, the governor shall submit a report to the joint committee on finance that
10includes any recommended changes to statutes or rules with respect to funding the
11program established under par. (b).