SB66: Bill Text

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1999 - 2000 LEGISLATURE

1999 Senate BILL 66

March 2, 1999 - Introduced by Senators Grobschmidt, Robson, Darling, Baumgart, Shibilski, Moen and Plache, cosponsored by Representatives Olsen, J. Lehman, Hahn, Kestell, Spillner, Reynolds, Ryba, Staskunas, Plouff, Seratti, Miller, Gronemus, F. Lasee, Wasserman, Goetsch, Colon and Stone, by request of Department of Public Instruction, System and Resource Library Administrators Association of Wisconsin. Referred to Committee on Education.

SB66,1,3 An Act to amend 43.24 (1) (intro.); and to repeal and recreate 43.24 (1) (a), 43.24 (1) (b) and 43.24 (1) (c) of the statutes; relating to: state aid to public library systems and granting rule-making authority.

Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau

Currently, the amount of state aid paid to a public library system is based on three factors: geographical area, population and expenditures.

This bill provides that each system's portion of the total amount of state aid appropriated for library aid is determined by multiplying the amount received by the system in the previous fiscal year by one plus the percentage change in the total amount appropriated. Beginning in the fiscal year in which the total amount appropriated equals at least 11.25% of the total operating expenditures for public library services from local and county sources, the amount paid to a system is determined by adding all of the following:

1. The system's percentage of the state's population multiplied by 85% of the total amount appropriated for library aid.

2. The system's percentage of the state's geographical area multiplied by 7.5% of the total amount appropriated for library aid.

3. The system's percentage of shared revenue payments multiplied by 7.5% of the total amount appropriated for library aid.

For further information see the state and local fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.

The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:

SB66, s. 1 Section 1. 43.24 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB66,2,4 43.24 (1) (intro.) Each public library system shall be paid state aid for the operation and maintenance of the system. The Except as provided in pars. (b) and (c), the amount paid to each system shall be determined as follows:

SB66, s. 2 Section 2. 43.24 (1) (a) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:

SB66,2,8 43.24 (1) (a) 1. Determine the percentage change in the total amount appropriated under s. 20.255 (3) (e) between the previous fiscal year and the current fiscal year.

SB66,2,10 2. Multiply the amount of state aid received by the system in the previous fiscal year by the sum of 1.0 and the result under subd. 1. expressed as a decimal.

SB66, s. 3 Section 3. 43.24 (1) (b) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:

SB66,2,15 43.24 (1) (b) If the territory of a public library system is altered, the department shall adjust the aid paid to that system under par. (a). The department shall promulgate rules establishing the method the department will use to make the adjustment.

SB66, s. 4 Section 4. 43.24 (1) (c) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:

SB66,3,2 43.24 (1) (c) Beginning in the fiscal year in which the total amount of state aid appropriated for public library systems under s. 20.255 (3) (e), as determined by the department, equals at least 11.25% of the total operating expenditures for public library services from local and county sources in the calendar year ending in that fiscal year, the amount paid to each system shall be determined by adding the result of each of the following calculations:

SB66,3,4 1. Multiply the system's percentage of the state's population by the product of the amount appropriated under s. 20.255 (3) (e) and 0.85.

SB66,3,6 2. Multiply the system's percentage of the state's geographical area by the product of the amount appropriated under s. 20.255 (3) (e) and 0.075.

SB66,3,12 3. Divide the sum of the payments to the municipalities and counties in the system under subch. I of ch. 79 for the current fiscal year, as reflected in the statement of estimated payments under s. 79.015, by the total of all payments under subch. I of ch. 79 for the current fiscal year, as reflected in the statement of estimated payments under s. 79.015, and multiply the result by the product of the amount appropriated under s. 20.255 (3) (e) and 0.075.

SB66,3,13 (End)