SB44: Bill Text

SB44, s. 1047 Section 1047. 44.70 (3r) of the statutes is renumbered 115.997 (3r).

SB44, s. 1048 Section 1048. 44.70 (4) of the statutes is renumbered 115.997 (4).

SB44, s. 1049 Section 1049. 44.70 (5) of the statutes is renumbered 115.997 (5).

SB44, s. 1050 Section 1050. 44.70 (6) of the statutes is renumbered 115.997 (6).

SB44, s. 1051 Section 1051. 44.71 (title) of the statutes is repealed.

SB44, s. 1052 Section 1052. 44.71 (1) of the statutes is repealed.

SB44, s. 1053 Section 1053. 44.71 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 115.998 (intro.) and amended to read:

SB44,517,20 115.998 Duties Technology for educational achievement in Wisconsin; departmental duties. (intro.) The board department shall do all of the following:

SB44, s. 1054 Section 1054. 44.71 (2) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 115.998 (1) and amended to read:

SB44,518,3 115.998 (1) In cooperation with school districts, cooperative educational service agencies, the technical college system board, the board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System, and the department of administration, promote the efficient, cost-effective procurement, installation, and maintenance of educational technology by school districts, cooperative educational service agencies, technical college districts, and the University of Wisconsin System.

SB44, s. 1055 Section 1055. 44.71 (2) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 115.998 (2).

SB44, s. 1056 Section 1056. 44.71 (2) (c) of the statutes is renumbered 115.998 (3) and amended to read:

SB44,518,11 115.998 (3) With the consent of the department of administration, enter into cooperative purchasing agreements under s. 16.73 (1) under which participating school districts and cooperative educational service agencies may contract for their professional employees to receive training concerning the effective use of educational technology.

SB44, s. 1057 Section 1057. 44.71 (2) (d) of the statutes is renumbered 115.998 (4) and amended to read:

SB44,518,18 115.998 (4) In cooperation with the board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System, the technical college system board, the department of public instruction and other entities, support the development of courses for the instruction of professional employees who are licensed by the state superintendent of public instruction concerning the effective use of educational technology.

SB44, s. 1058 Section 1058. 44.71 (2) (e) of the statutes is renumbered 115.998 (5) and amended to read:

SB44,518,23 115.998 (5) Subject to s. 44.73 (5), in In cooperation with the department of administration, provide telecommunications access to educational agencies under the program established under s. 44.73 115.9995.

SB44, s. 1059 Section 1059. 44.71 (2) (f) of the statutes is renumbered 115.998 (6) and amended to read:

SB44,519,4 115.998 (6) No later than October 1 of each even-numbered year, submit a biennial report concerning the board's department's activities under this subchapter to the governor, and to the appropriate standing committees of the legislature under s. 13.172 (3).

SB44, s. 1060 Section 1060. 44.71 (2) (g) of the statutes is renumbered 115.998 (7) and amended to read:

SB44,519,15 115.998 (7) Coordinate the purchasing of educational technology materials, supplies, equipment, and contractual services for school districts, cooperative educational service agencies, technical college districts, and the board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System by the department of administration under s. 16.72 (8), and, in cooperation with the department and subject to the approval of the department of electronic government, establish standards and specifications for purchases of educational technology hardware and software by school districts, cooperative educational service agencies, technical college districts, and the board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System.

SB44, s. 1061 Section 1061. 44.71 (2) (h) of the statutes is renumbered 115.998 (8) and amended to read:

SB44,519,24 115.998 (8) With the approval of the department of electronic government, purchase Purchase educational technology equipment for use by school districts, cooperative educational service agencies, and public educational institutions in this state and permit the districts, agencies, and institutions to purchase or lease the equipment, with an option to purchase the equipment at a later date. This paragraph subsection does not require the purchase or lease of any educational technology equipment from the board department.

SB44, s. 1062 Section 1062. 44.71 (2) (i) of the statutes is renumbered 115.998 (9).

SB44, s. 1063 Section 1063. 44.71 (3) of the statutes is repealed.

SB44, s. 1064 Section 1064. 44.72 (title) of the statutes is repealed.

SB44, s. 1065 Section 1065. 44.72 (1) of the statutes is repealed.

SB44, s. 1066 Section 1066. 44.72 (2) of the statutes is repealed.

SB44, s. 1067 Section 1067. 44.72 (3) of the statutes is repealed.

SB44, s. 1068 Section 1068. 44.72 (4) (title) of the statutes is renumbered 115.999 (title).

SB44, s. 1069 Section 1069. 44.72 (4) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 115.999 (1) and amended to read:

SB44,520,18 115.999 (1) Financial assistance authorized. The board department may provide financial assistance under this subsection section to school districts and charter school sponsors from the proceeds of public debt contracted under s. 20.866 (2) (zc) and to public library boards from the proceeds of public debt contracted under s. 20.866 (2) (zcm). Financial assistance under this subsection section may be used only for the purpose of upgrading the electrical wiring of school and library buildings in existence on October 14, 1997, and installing and upgrading computer network wiring. Except as provided in sub. (3m), the department may not provide any financial assistance under this section after the effective date of this subsection .... [revisor inserts date].

SB44, s. 1070 Section 1070. 44.72 (4) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 115.999 (2) and amended to read:

SB44,521,14 115.999 (2) Financial assistance applications, terms, and conditions. The board department shall establish application procedures for, and the terms and conditions of, financial assistance under this subsection, including a condition requiring a charter school sponsor to use financial assistance under this subsection for wiring upgrading and installation that benefits pupils attending the charter school section. The board department shall make a loan to a school district , charter school sponsor, or public library board, or to a municipality on behalf of a public library board, in an amount equal to 50% of the total amount of financial assistance for which the board department determines the school district or public library board is eligible and provide a grant to the school district or public library board for the remainder of the total. The terms and conditions of any financial assistance under this subsection section may include the provision of professional building construction services under s. 16.85 (15). The board department shall determine the interest rate on loans under this subsection section. The interest rate shall be as low as possible but shall be sufficient to fully pay all interest expenses incurred by the state in making the loans and to provide reserves that are reasonably expected to be required in the judgment of the board department to ensure against losses arising from delinquency and default in the repayment of the loans. The term of a loan under this subsection section may not exceed 10 years.

SB44, s. 1071 Section 1071. 44.72 (4) (c) of the statutes is renumbered 115.999 (3) and amended to read:

SB44,521,23 115.999 (3) Repayment of loans. The board department shall credit all moneys received from school districts and charter school sponsors for repayment of loans under this subsection section to the appropriation account under s. 20.275 (1) 20.255 (4) (h). The board department shall credit all moneys received from public library boards or from municipalities on behalf of public library boards for repayment of loans under this subsection section to the appropriation account under s. 20.275 (1) 20.255 (4) (hb).

SB44, s. 1072 Section 1072. 44.72 (4) (d) of the statutes is renumbered 115.999 (4) and amended to read:

SB44,522,4 115.999 (4) Funding for financial assistance. The board, with the approval of the governor and department, subject to the limits of s. 20.866 (2) (zc) and (zcm), may request that the building commission contract public debt in accordance with ch. 18 to fund financial assistance under this subsection section.

SB44, s. 1073 Section 1073. 44.73 (title) of the statutes is renumbered 115.9995 (title).

SB44, s. 1074 Section 1074. 44.73 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 115.9995 (1) and amended to read:

SB44,522,12 115.9995 (1) Except as provided in s. 196.218 (4t), the board department of public instruction, in consultation with the department and subject to the approval of the department of electronic government of administration, shall promulgate rules establishing an educational telecommunications access program to provide educational agencies with access to data lines and video links.

SB44, s. 1075 Section 1075. 44.73 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 115.9995 (2) (intro.).

SB44, s. 1076 Section 1076. 44.73 (2) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 115.9995 (2) (a) and amended to read:

SB44,522,24 115.9995 (2) (a) Allow an educational agency to make a request to the board department for access to either one data line or one video link, except that any educational agency may request access to additional data lines if the agency shows to the satisfaction of the board department that the additional data lines are more cost-effective than a single data line and except that a school district that operates more than one high school or a public library board that operates more than one library facility may request access to both a data line and a video link and access to more than one data line or video link.

SB44, s. 1077 Section 1077. 44.73 (2) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 115.9995 (2) (b).

SB44, s. 1078 Section 1078. 44.73 (2) (c) of the statutes is renumbered 115.9995 (2) (c).

SB44, s. 1079 Section 1079. 44.73 (2) (d) of the statutes is renumbered 115.9995 (2) (d) and amended to read:

SB44,523,9 115.9995 (2) (d) Require an educational agency to pay the department of administration not more than $250 per month for each data line or video link that is provided to the educational agency under the program established under sub. (1), except that the charge may not exceed $100 per month for each data line or video link that relies on a transport medium that operates at a speed of 1.544 megabits per second.

SB44, s. 1080 Section 1080. 44.73 (2) (e) of the statutes is renumbered 115.9995 (2) (e).

SB44, s. 1081 Section 1081. 44.73 (2) (f) of the statutes is renumbered 115.9995 (2) (f).

SB44, s. 1082 Section 1082. 44.73 (2g) of the statutes is renumbered 115.9995 (2g).

SB44, s. 1083 Section 1083. 44.73 (2r) of the statutes is renumbered 115.9995 (2r), and 115.9995 (2r) (c), as renumbered, is amended to read:

SB44,523,17 115.9995 (2r) (c) A public library board shall provide the technology for educational achievement in Wisconsin board department with written notice within 30 days after entering into or modifying a shared service agreement under par. (a).

SB44, s. 1084 Section 1084. 44.73 (3) of the statutes is renumbered 115.9995 (3) and amended to read:

SB44,523,23 115.9995 (3) The board department of public instruction shall submit an annual report to the department of administration on the status of providing data lines and video links that are requested under sub. (2) (a) and the impact on the universal service fund of any payment under contracts under s. 16.974.

SB44, s. 1085 Section 1085. 44.73 (4) of the statutes is renumbered 115.9995 (4).

SB44, s. 1086 Section 1086. 44.73 (5) of the statutes is repealed.

SB44, s. 1087 Section 1087. 44.73 (6) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 115.9995 (6) (a) and amended to read:

SB44,524,16 115.9995 (6) (a) From the appropriation under s. 20.275 (1) 20.255 (4) (s) or (tm), the board department may award an annual grant to a school district or private school that had in effect on October 14, 1997, a contract for access to a data line or video link, as documented by the board department. The board department shall determine the amount of the grant, which shall be equal to the cost incurred by the state to provide telecommunications access to a school district or private school under a contract entered into under s. 16.974 (1) or (3) less the amount that the school district or private school would be paying under sub. (2) (d) if the school district or private school were participating in the program established under sub. (1), except that the amount may not be greater than the cost that a school district or private school incurs under the contract in effect on October 14, 1997. A school district or private school receiving a grant under this subsection is not eligible to participate in the program under sub. (1). No grant may be awarded under this subsection after December 31, 2005.

SB44, s. 1088 Section 1088. 44.73 (6) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 115.9995 (6) (b) and amended to read:

SB44,524,23 115.9995 (6) (b) Notwithstanding par. (a), the board department may award a school district that operates more than one high school and that had in effect on October 14, 1997, a contract for access to more than one data line or video link an annual grant for each data line or video link serving each high school covered by that contract.

SB44, s. 1089 Section 1089. 45.25 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB44,525,3 45.25 (2) (c) The individual applies for the tuition and fee reimbursement program for courses completed begun within 10 years after separation from the service.

SB44, s. 1090 Section 1090. 45.365 (7) of the statutes is created to read:

SB44,525,11 45.365 (7) The department may develop a program to provide stipends to individuals to attend school and receive the necessary credentials to become employed at the home or the southeastern facility. If the department does develop a stipend program under this subsection, the department shall promulgate administrative rules related to the program, including the application process, eligibility criteria, stipend amount, repayment provisions, and other provisions that the department determines are necessary to administer the program.

SB44, s. 1091 Section 1091. 45.37 (11) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB44,526,3 45.37 (11) Disposition of property descending to state. If a member dies without a relative that is entitled to an interest in the property of the member under the rules of intestate succession and without leaving a will the existence of which is made known to the commandant of the home within 60 days of the member's death, the member's property shall be converted to cash and turned over by the commandant of the home to the state treasurer secretary of administration to be paid into the appropriation under s. 20.485 (1) (h), without administration. The amount is subject to refund within 6 years to the estate of a veteran if it is subsequently discovered that the veteran left a will or a relative that is entitled to an interest in the property of the member under the rules of intestate succession or to any creditor of the veteran who establishes right to the fund or property or any portion thereof. The department, upon being satisfied that a claim out of such funds or property is legal and valid, shall pay the same out of such funds or property, except that payment of claims for a member's funeral and burial expenses may not exceed a total of $1,500 including any amount allowed by the United States for the member's funeral and burial and the right for burial and interment provided in sub. (15) (a).

SB44, s. 1092 Section 1092. 45.37 (15) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB44,526,10 45.37 (15) (c) Expenses incident to the burial at the home of a member shall be paid from the estate of the decedent, except that if there is no estate or the estate is insufficient, the expense of burial, or necessary part thereof, shall be paid from the appropriation under s. 20.485 (1) (gk) and the amount expended therefor shall not exceed the amount established for funeral and burial expenses under s. 49.30 49.785 (1) (b).

SB44, s. 1093 Section 1093. 45.43 (7) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB44,526,24 45.43 (7) (b) The department shall award a grant annually to a county that meets the standards developed under this subsection and employs a county veterans' service officer who, if chosen after August 9, 1989, is chosen from a list of candidates who have taken a civil service examination for the position of county veterans' service officer developed and administered by the division of merit recruitment and selection in the department of employment relations administration, or is appointed under a civil service competitive examination procedure under ch. 63 or s. 59.52 (8). The grant shall be $8,500 for a county with a population of less than 20,000, $10,000 for a county with a population of 20,000 to 45,499, $11,500 for a county with a population of 45,500 to 74,999, and $13,000 for a county with a population of 75,000 or more. The department shall use the most recent Wisconsin official population estimates prepared by the demographic services center when making grants under this paragraph.

SB44, s. 1094 Section 1094. 45.54 (10) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB44,527,10 45.54 (10) (a) Authority. All proprietary schools shall be examined and approved by the board before operating in this state. Approval shall be granted to schools meeting the criteria established by the board for a period not to exceed one year. No school may advertise in this state unless approved by the board. All approved schools shall submit quarterly reports, including information on enrollment, number of teachers and their qualifications, course offerings, number of graduates, number of graduates successfully employed, and such other information as the board deems necessary. If a school closure results in losses to students, parents, or sponsors, the board may authorize the full or partial payment of those losses from the appropriation under s. 20.485 (5) (gm).

SB44, s. 1095 Section 1095. 45.54 (10) (c) 4. of the statutes is created to read:

SB44,527,12 45.54 (10) (c) 4. Specify a student protection fee.

SB44, s. 1096 Section 1096. 46.03 (7) (h) of the statutes is created to read:

SB44,527,16 46.03 (7) (h) Contract for the provision of a centralized unit for determining whether the cost of providing care for a child is eligible for reimbursement under 42 USC 670 to 679a.

SB44, s. 1097 Section 1097. 46.03 (18) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB44,527,22 46.03 (18) (d) The department may compromise or waive all or part of the liability for services received. The sworn statement of the any collection and deportation counsel appointed under s. 46.10 (7), the department's legal counsel, or the department secretary, shall be evidence of the services provided and the fees charged for such services.

SB44, s. 1098 Section 1098. 46.057 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB44,528,8 46.057 (2) From the appropriation account under s. 20.410 (3) (ba), the department of corrections shall transfer to the appropriation account under s. 20.435 (2) (kx) $1,379,300 in fiscal year 2001-02 2003-04 and $1,379,300 in fiscal year 2002-03 2004-05 and, from the appropriation account under s. 20.410 (3) (hm), the department of corrections shall transfer to the appropriation account under s. 20.435 (2) (kx) $2,489,300 in fiscal year 1999-2000 and $2,489,900 in fiscal year 2000-01 $1,940,200 in fiscal year 2003-04 and $2,001,700 in fiscal year 2004-05 for services for juveniles placed at the Mendota juvenile treatment center. The department of health and family services may charge the department of corrections not more than the actual cost of providing those services.

SB44, s. 1099 Section 1099. 46.10 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB44,528,12 46.10 (6) The sworn statement of the any collection and deportation counsel appointed under sub. (7), of the department's legal counsel, or of the secretary, shall be evidence of the fee and of the care and services received by the patient.

SB44, s. 1100 Section 1100. 46.10 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB44,529,2 46.10 (7) The department of health and family services shall administer and enforce this section. It On behalf of the department of health and family services, the department of administration shall appoint an attorney to be designated "collection and deportation counsel" and." The department of health and family services may appoint other necessary assistants. The department of health and family services may delegate to the collection and deportation counsel such other powers and duties as it considers advisable. The collection and deportation counsel or any of the assistants may administer oaths, take affidavits and testimony, examine public records, subpoena witnesses and the production of books, papers, records, and documents material to any matter of proceeding relating to payments for the cost of maintenance. The department of health and family services shall encourage agreements or settlements with the liable person, having due regard to ability to pay and the present needs of lawful dependents.

SB44, s. 1101 Section 1101. 46.215 (1) (n) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB44,529,14 46.215 (1) (n) To collect and transmit information to the department of administration so that a federal energy assistance payment may be made to an eligible household; to collect and transmit information to the department of administration so that weatherization services may be made available to an eligible household; to receive applications from individuals seeking low-income energy assistance under s. 16.385 16.27 (4) or weatherization services under s. 16.39 16.26; to provide information on the income eligibility for weatherization of a recipient of low-income energy assistance to an entity with which the department of administration contracts for provision of weatherization under s. 16.39 16.26; and to receive a request, determine a correct payment amount, if any, and provide payment, if any, for emergency assistance under s. 16.385 16.27 (8).

SB44, s. 1102 Section 1102. 46.22 (1) (b) 4m. c. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB44,529,18 46.22 (1) (b) 4m. c. To receive applications from individuals seeking low-income energy assistance under s. 16.385 16.27 (4) or weatherization services under s. 16.39 16.26.