SB44, s. 223 6Section 223. 16.957 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44,117,107 16.957 (3) (a) The division of housing department shall, on the basis of
8competitive bids, contract with community action agencies described in s. 46.30 (2)
9(a) 1., nonstock, nonprofit corporations organized under ch. 181 or local units of
10government to provide services under the programs established under sub. (2) (a).
SB44, s. 224 11Section 224. 16.964 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 16.964 (1g).
SB44, s. 225 12Section 225. 16.964 (1g) (i) of the statutes is created to read:
SB44,117,1413 16.964 (1g) (i) Apply for contracts and receive and expend any moneys or grant
14from the federal government related to homeland security.
SB44, s. 226 15Section 226. 16.964 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44,117,1916 16.964 (2) All persons in charge of law enforcement agencies and other criminal
17and juvenile justice system agencies shall supply the office with the information
18described in sub. (1) (1g) (g) on the basis of the forms or instructions or both to be
19supplied by the office under sub. (1) (1g) (g).
SB44, s. 227 20Section 227. 16.964 (6) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 16.964 (1d) and
21amended to read:
SB44,117,2322 16.964 (1d) In this subsection section, "tribe" means a federally recognized
23American Indian tribe or band in this state.
SB44, s. 228 24Section 228. 16.964 (6) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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116.964 (6) (b) From the appropriation under s. 20.505 (6) (ks) (kq), the office
2shall provide grants to tribes to fund tribal law enforcement operations. To be
3eligible for a grant under this subsection, a tribe must submit an application for a
4grant to the office that includes a proposed plan for expenditure of the grant moneys.
5The office shall review any application and plan submitted to determine whether
6that application and plan meet the criteria established under par. (c). The office shall
7review the use of grant money provided under this subsection to ensure that the
8money is used according to the approved plan.
SB44, s. 229 9Section 229. 16.964 (7) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
SB44,118,2010 16.964 (7) (a) From the appropriation under s. 20.505 (6) (kq), the office of
11justice assistance shall provide grants for cooperative county-tribal law enforcement
12services to counties that have one or more federally recognized American Indian
13reservations within or partially within their boundaries or that border on one or
14more federally recognized American Indian reservations. In order to receive aid
15under this subsection, a county must enter into an agreement in accordance with s.
1659.54 (12) with an Indian tribe that is located in or borders on the county, to establish
17a cooperative county-tribal law enforcement program. The office shall consider a
18request for aid under this subsection from any county that meets the eligibility
19criteria established under this paragraph and that submits to the office a proposal
20for expenditure of grant moneys.
SB44,118,2221 (b) The office may require that a county include the following in its proposal
22for aid under this subsection:
SB44,118,2423 1. A description of any cooperative county-tribal law enforcement program or
24law enforcement service for which the county requests funding.
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12. A description of the population and geographic area that the county proposes
2to serve.
SB44,119,43 3. The county's need for funding under this subsection and the amount of
4funding requested.
SB44,119,75 4. Identification of the county governmental unit that shall administer any aid
6received under this subsection and a description of how that governmental unit shall
7disburse any aid received under this subsection.
SB44,119,98 5. Any information, other than that in subds. 1. to 4., that is required by the
9office or considered relevant by the county submitting the application.
SB44,119,1210 (c) The office shall develop criteria and procedures for use in administering this
11subsection. Notwithstanding s. 227.10 (1), the criteria and procedures need not be
12promulgated as rules under ch. 227.
SB44, s. 230 13Section 230. 16.964 (9) (intro.) of the statutes is created to read:
SB44,119,1514 16.964 (9) (intro.) From the appropriation under s. 20.505 (6) (p), the office
15shall distribute the following grants for children's community programs:
SB44, s. 231 16Section 231. Subchapter VII (title) of chapter 16 [precedes 16.97] of the
17statutes is amended to read:
SB44,119,1818 CHAPTER 16
SB44,119,2119 SUBCHAPTER VII
20EDUCATIONAL Information
21 TECHNOLOGY
SB44, s. 232 22Section 232. 16.97 of the statutes is renumbered 16.97 (intro.) and amended
23to read:
SB44,119,25 2416.97 Definition Definitions. (intro.) In this subchapter,
25"telecommunications" has the meaning given in s. 22.01 (10).
:
SB44, s. 233
1Section 233. 16.974 (intro.) of the statutes is repealed.
SB44, s. 234 2Section 234. 16.974 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44,120,83 16.974 (1) Coordinate with the technology for educational achievement in
4Wisconsin board
department of public instruction to provide secured correctional
5facilities, as defined in s. 44.70 115.997 (3r), school districts, and cooperative
6educational service agencies with telecommunications access under s. 44.73
7115.9995 and contract with telecommunications providers to provide such that
8access.
SB44, s. 235 9Section 235. 16.974 (1) to (4) of the statutes, as affected by 2003 Wisconsin Act
10.... (this act), are renumbered 16.971 (13) to (16).
SB44, s. 236 11Section 236. 16.974 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44,120,1712 16.974 (2) Subject to s. 44.73 (5), coordinate Coordinate with the technology for
13educational achievement in Wisconsin board
department of public instruction to
14provide private colleges, technical college districts, public library boards and, public
15library systems, and public museums with telecommunications access under s. 44.73
16115.9995 and contract with telecommunications providers to provide such that
17access.
SB44, s. 237 18Section 237. 16.974 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44,120,2219 16.974 (3) Coordinate with the technology for educational achievement in
20Wisconsin board
department of public instruction to provide private schools with
21telecommunications access under s. 44.73 115.9995 and contract with
22telecommunications providers to provide such that access.
SB44, s. 238 23Section 238. 16.974 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44,121,424 16.974 (4) Coordinate with the technology for educational achievement in
25Wisconsin board
department of public instruction to provide the Wisconsin Center

1for the Blind and Visually Impaired and the Wisconsin Educational Services
2Program for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing with telecommunications access under
3s. 44.73 115.9995 and contract with telecommunications providers to provide such
4that access.
SB44, s. 239 5Section 239. 18.01 (4) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44,121,86 18.01 (4) (intro.) "Public debt" or "debt" means every voluntary, unconditional
7undertaking by the state, other than an operating note or an interest exchange
8agreement
, to repay a sum certain:
SB44, s. 240 9Section 240. 18.06 (8) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 18.06 (8) (a) (intro.)
10and amended to read:
SB44,121,1811 18.06 (8) (a) (intro.) The At the time of, or in anticipation of, contracting public
12debt and at any time thereafter while the public debt is outstanding, the
commission
13may enter into agreements and ancillary arrangements for relating to the public
14debt, including liquidity facilities, remarketing or dealer agreements, letter of credit
15agreements, insurance policies, guaranty agreements, reimbursement agreements,
16indexing agreements, or interest exchange agreements. At the time of contracting
17for any such agreement or ancillary arrangement, the commission shall determine
18all of the following, if applicable:
SB44, s. 241 19Section 241. 18.06 (8) (a) 1. of the statutes is created to read:
SB44,121,2220 18.06 (8) (a) 1. For any payment to be received with respect to the agreement
21or ancillary arrangement, whether the payment will be deposited into the bond
22security and redemption fund or the capital improvement fund.
SB44, s. 242 23Section 242. 18.06 (8) (a) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
SB44,122,224 18.06 (8) (a) 2. For any payment to be made with respect to the agreement or
25ancillary arrangement, whether the payment will be made from the bond security

1and redemption fund or the capital improvement fund and the timing of any transfer
2of funds.
SB44, s. 243 3Section 243. 18.07 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44,122,174 18.07 (2) Every loan agreement entered into pursuant to s. 18.06 (2) and every
5evidence of indebtedness given under such a loan agreement shall be executed in the
6name of and for the state by the secretary of the commission. Every other evidence
7of indebtedness shall be executed in the name of and for the state by the governor and
8by the state treasurer and shall be sealed with the great seal of the state or a facsimile
9thereof of any size, and every interest coupon appurtenant thereto shall be executed
10in the name of and for the state by the governor
. The facsimile signature of either
11the governor or state treasurer or both may be imprinted in lieu of the manual
12signature of such officer, as the commission directs, if approved by such officer, and
13shall be so imprinted in the case of interest coupons
. Evidence of indebtedness and
14interest coupons appurtenant thereto
bearing the manual or facsimile signature of
15a person in office at the time such signature was signed or imprinted shall be fully
16valid notwithstanding that before or after the delivery thereof such person ceased to
17hold such office.
SB44, s. 244 18Section 244. 18.08 (1) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 18.08 (1) (a) (intro.)
19is amended to read:
SB44,122,2420 18.08 (1) (a) (intro.) All moneys resulting from the contracting of public debt
21or any payment to be received with respect to any agreement or ancillary
22arrangement entered into under s. 18.06 (8) (a) with respect to any such public debt

23shall be credited to a separate and distinct fund, established in the state treasury,
24designated as the capital improvement fund, except that such:
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11. Such moneys which represent premium and accrued interest on bonds or
2notes
issued, or are for purposes of funding or refunding bonds pursuant to s. 18.06
3(5) shall be credited to one or more of the sinking funds of the bond security and
4redemption fund or to the state building trust fund.; and
SB44, s. 245 5Section 245. 18.08 (1) (a) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
SB44,123,106 18.08 (1) (a) 2. Any such moneys that represent premium or any payments
7received pursuant to any agreement or ancillary arrangement entered into under s.
818.06 (8) (a) with respect to any such public debt may be credited to one or more of
9the sinking funds of the bond security and redemption fund or to the capital
10improvement fund as determined by the commission.
SB44, s. 246 11Section 246. 18.08 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44,123,1812 18.08 (2) The capital improvement fund may be expended, pursuant to
13appropriations, only for the purposes and in the amounts for which the public debts
14have been contracted, for the payment of principal and interest on loans or on notes,
15for the payment due, if any, under an agreement or ancillary arrangement entered
16into under s. 18.06 (8) (a) with respect to any such public debt
, for the purposes
17identified under s. 20.867 (2) (v) and (4) (q), and for expenses incurred in contracting
18public debt.
SB44, s. 247 19Section 247. 18.08 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44,124,220 18.08 (4) If at any time it appears that there will not be on hand in the capital
21improvement fund sufficient moneys for the payment of principal and interest on
22loans or on notes or for the payment due, if any, under an agreement or ancillary
23arrangement entered into under s. 18.06 (8) (a) with respect to any public debt
, the
24department of administration shall transfer to such fund, out of the appropriation

1made pursuant to s. 20.866, a sum sufficient which, together with any available
2money on hand in such fund, is sufficient to make such payment.
SB44, s. 248 3Section 248. 18.09 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44,124,94 18.09 (2) Each sinking fund shall be expended, and all moneys from time to
5time on hand therein are irrevocably appropriated, in sums sufficient, only for the
6payment of principal and interest on the bonds giving rise to it and, premium, if any,
7due upon refunding redemption of any such bonds, and payment due, if any, under
8an agreement or ancillary arrangement entered into under s. 18.06 (8) (a) with
9respect to any such bonds
.
SB44, s. 249 10Section 249. 18.10 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44,124,1811 18.10 (4) Debt held by state. All evidence of indebtedness owned or held by
12any state fund shall be deemed to be outstanding in all respects and the agency
13having such fund under its control shall have the same rights with respect to such
14evidence of indebtedness as a private party, but if any sinking fund acquires bonds
15which gave rise to such fund, such bonds shall be deemed paid for all purposes and
16no longer outstanding and, together with any interest coupons appurtenant thereto,
17shall be canceled as provided in sub. (11). All evidence of indebtedness owned by any
18state fund shall be registered to the fullest extent registrable.
SB44, s. 250 19Section 250. 18.10 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44,125,720 18.10 (5) Registration. The state treasurer shall act as registrar for evidence
21evidences of indebtedness registrable as to principal or interest or both. No transfer
22of a registered evidence of indebtedness is valid unless made on the register
23maintained by the state treasurer for that purpose, and the state shall be entitled
24to treat the registered owner as the owner of such instrument for all purposes.
25Payments of principal and interest, when registered as to interest, of registered

1instruments shall be by electronic funds transfer, check, share draft or other draft
2to the registered owner at the owner's address as it appears on the register, unless
3the commission has otherwise provided. Information in the register relating to the
4owners of evidence of indebtedness is not available for inspection and copying under
5s. 19.35 (1). The commission may make such other provisions respecting registration
6as it deems necessary or useful. The state treasurer may enter into a contract for the
7performance of any of his or her functions under this subsection and sub. (7).
SB44, s. 251 8Section 251. 18.10 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44,126,29 18.10 (8) Trustees and fiscal agents. The commission may appoint one or
10more trustees and fiscal agents for each issue of bonds or notes. The state treasurer
11may be denominated the trustee and the sole fiscal agent or a cofiscal agent for any
12issue of bonds or notes. Every other such fiscal agent shall be an incorporated bank
13or trust company authorized by the laws of the United States or of the state in which
14it is located to do a banking or trust company business. The commission shall
15periodically require competitive proposals, under procedures established by the
16commission, for fiscal agent services and, in so doing, shall consult the state
17treasurer.
There may be deposited with a trustee, in a special account administered
18as provided in this chapter, moneys to be used only for the purposes expressly
19provided in a resolution authorizing the issuance of debt or an agreement between
20the commission and the trustee. There may be deposited with a fiscal agent, in a
21special account for such purpose only, a sum estimated to be sufficient to enable such
22fiscal agent to pay the principal and interest on public debt which will come due not
23more than 15 days after the date of such deposit.
The commission may make such
24other provisions respecting trustees and fiscal agents as it deems necessary or useful
25and may enter into a contract with any trustee or fiscal agent containing such terms,

1including compensation, and conditions in regard to the trustee or fiscal agent as it
2deems necessary or useful.
SB44, s. 252 3Section 252. 18.51 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44,126,8 418.51 Provisions applicable. The following sections apply to this
5subchapter, except that all references to "public debt" or "debt" shall be read to refer
6to a "revenue obligation" and all references to "evidences of indebtedness" shall be
7read to refer to "evidences of revenue obligation": ss. 18.02, 18.03, 18.06 (8), 18.07,
818.10 (1), (2), (4) to (9) and, (11) , and (12), and 18.17.
SB44, s. 253 9Section 253. 18.52 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 18.52 (1m).
SB44, s. 254 10Section 254. 18.52 (1e) of the statutes is created to read:
SB44,126,1411 18.52 (1e) "Ancillary payments" means payments for issuance costs and
12expenses, payments under contracts entered into under s. 18.55 (6), payments of
13accrued or funded interest, and payments of other costs and expenses of
14administering revenue obligations.
SB44, s. 255 15Section 255. 18.53 (4) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
SB44,126,1916 18.53 (4) Unless otherwise provided in laws applicable to the issuance of a
17specific revenue obligation, in addition to the requirements established under sub.
18(3), the commission shall establish the amounts required for ancillary payments and
19establishment of reserves relating to the revenue obligations.
SB44, s. 256 20Section 256. 18.54 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44,126,2421 18.54 (2) The amount of evidences of revenue obligation issued or outstanding
22for purposes specified by the legislature under s. 18.53 (3) and (4) are subject only
23to the limits provided in the legislation which authorizes that revenue obligation.
24No refunding obligation is subject to any limitation specified by that legislation.
SB44, s. 257 25Section 257. 18.55 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
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118.55 (5) Exercise of authority. Money may be borrowed and evidences of
2revenue obligation issued therefor pursuant to one or more authorizing resolutions,
3unless otherwise provided in the resolution or in this subchapter, at any time and
4from time to time, for any combination of purposes, in any specific amounts, at any
5rates of interest, for any term, payable at any intervals, at any place, in any manner
6and having any other terms or conditions deemed necessary or useful. Revenue
7obligation bonds may bear interest at variable or fixed rates, bear no interest or bear
8interest payable only at maturity or upon redemption prior to maturity. Unless
9sooner exercised or unless a shorter different period is provided in the resolution,
10every authorizing resolution, except as provided in s. 18.59 (1), shall expire one year
11after the date of its adoption.
SB44, s. 258 12Section 258. 18.55 (6) of the statutes is created to read:
SB44,127,2213 18.55 (6) Agreements and arrangements; delegation; use of revenue
14obligations.
(a) At the time of, or in anticipation of, contracting revenue obligations
15and at any time thereafter while the revenue obligations are outstanding, the
16commission may enter into agreements and ancillary arrangements relating to the
17revenue obligations, including trust indentures, liquidity facilities, remarketing or
18dealer agreements, letter of credit agreements, insurance policies, guaranty
19agreements, reimbursement agreements, indexing agreements, or interest
20exchange agreements. Any payment made or received pursuant to any such
21agreements or ancillary arrangements shall be made from or deposited into a fund
22relating to the relevant revenue obligation, as determined by the commission.
SB44,127,2523 (b) The commission may delegate to other persons the authority and
24responsibility to take actions necessary and appropriate to implement agreements
25and ancillary arrangements under par. (a).
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1(c) Any revenue obligations may include revenue obligations contracted to fund
2interest, accrued or to accrue, on the revenue obligations.
SB44, s. 259 3Section 259. 18.561 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44,129,174 18.561 (2) Security interests of owners of enterprise obligations. There is
5a mortgage lien upon or security interest in the income and property of each
6revenue-producing enterprise or program for the benefit of the owners of the related
7enterprise obligations and other persons specified in the authorizing resolution
8providing for the issuance of the particular enterprise obligations
. No physical
9delivery, recordation or other action is required to perfect the security interest. The
10income and property of the revenue-producing enterprise or program shall remain
11subject to the lien or security interest until provision for payment in full of the
12principal of and interest of on the enterprise obligations, and other obligations
13specified in the authorizing resolution providing for the issuance of the particular
14enterprise obligations,
has been made, as provided in the authorizing resolution.
15The lien or security interest for the benefit of the owners of the enterprise obligations
16and other persons specified in the authorizing resolution providing for the issuance
17of the particular enterprise obligations shall have priority over all conflicting
18security interests in the income and property of the revenue-producing enterprise
19or program.
Any owner of such enterprise obligations may either at law or in equity
20protect and enforce the lien and compel performance of all duties required by this
21section. If there is any default in the payment of the principal of or interest of on any
22of such enterprise obligations, any court having jurisdiction of the action may
23appoint a receiver to administer the revenue-producing enterprise or program on
24behalf of the state and the owners of the enterprise obligations, with power to charge
25and collect rates sufficient to provide for the payment of the operating expenses and

1also to pay any enterprise obligations outstanding against the revenue-producing
2enterprise or program, and to apply the income and revenues thereof in conformity
3with this subchapter and the authorizing resolution, or the court may declare the
4whole amount of the enterprise obligations due and payable, if such relief is
5requested, and may order and direct the sale of the revenue-producing enterprise
6or program. Under any sale so ordered, the purchaser shall be vested with an
7indeterminate permit to maintain and operate the revenue-producing enterprise or
8program. The legislature may provide for additions, extensions and improvements
9to a revenue-producing enterprise or program to be financed by additional issues of
10enterprise obligations as provided by this section. Such additional issues of
11enterprise obligations shall be subordinate to all prior related issues of enterprise
12obligations which may have been made under this section, unless the legislature, in
13the statute authorizing the initial issue of enterprise obligations, permits the issue
14of additional enterprise obligations on a parity therewith
a particular issue of
15enterprise obligations, or the authorizing resolution providing for the issuance of a
16particular enterprise obligation, permits the issue of additional enterprise
17obligations or other obligations on a parity therewith or senior thereto
.
SB44, s. 260 18Section 260. 18.561 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44,130,1019 18.561 (3) Dedication of revenues. As accurately as possible in advance, the
20commission and the state department or agency carrying out program
21responsibilities for which enterprise obligations are to be issued shall determine, and
22the commission shall fix in the authorizing resolution for such enterprise obligations:
23the proportion of the revenues of the revenue-producing enterprise or program
24which shall be necessary for the reasonable and proper operation and maintenance
25thereof; the proportion of the revenues which shall be set aside as a proper and

1adequate replacement and reserve fund; and the proportion of the revenues which
2shall be set aside and applied to the payment of the principal of and interest of on
3the enterprise obligations, and ancillary payments authorized to be paid from such
4moneys; and the proportion of the revenues which shall be available for other
5purposes,
and shall provide that the revenues be set aside in separate funds. At
6Subject to the provisions and covenants of the authorizing resolution, at any time
7after one year's operation, the state department or agency and the commission may
8recompute the proportion of the revenues which shall be assignable under this
9subsection based upon the experience of operation or upon the basis of further
10financing.
SB44, s. 261 11Section 261. 18.561 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44,131,512 18.561 (5) Redemption fund. The proportion which shall be set aside for the
13payment of the principal of and interest on the enterprise obligations shall from
14month to month as they accrue and are received
and, as directed by the commission,
15payments to be received with respect to an agreement or ancillary arrangement
16entered into pursuant to s. 18.55 (6), shall, at such times as provided in the
17authorizing resolution
, be set apart and paid into a separate fund in the treasury or
18in an account maintained by a trustee appointed for that purpose in the authorizing
19resolution to be identified as "the ... redemption fund". Each redemption fund shall
20be expended, and all moneys from time to time on hand therein are irrevocably
21appropriated, in sums sufficient, only for the payment of principal of and interest on
22the enterprise obligations giving rise to it and premium, if any, due upon redemption
23of any such obligations, and for other obligations that are secured by the property or
24income, or both, of the enterprise or program
payment of obligations under an
25agreement or ancillary arrangement entered into under s. 18.55 (6) to the extent

1provided for in an authorizing resolution
. Moneys in the redemption funds may be
2commingled only for the purpose of investment with other public funds, but they
3shall be invested only in investment instruments permitted in s. 25.17 (3) (dr). All
4such investments shall be the exclusive property of the fund and all earnings on or
5income from such investments shall be credited to the fund.
SB44, s. 262 6Section 262. 18.562 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 18.562 (1) (a) and
7amended to read:
SB44,131,148 18.562 (1) (a) There is a security interest, for the benefit of the owners of the
9special fund obligations and other persons specified in the authorizing resolution
10providing for the issuance of the particular special fund obligations
, in the amounts
11that arise after the creation of the special fund program in the special fund related
12to the special fund obligations. For this purpose, amounts in the special fund shall
13be accounted for on a first-in, first-out basis. No, and no physical delivery,
14recordation, or other action is required to perfect the security interest.
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