SB44, s. 1036
19Section
1036. 44.70 (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 115.997 (intro.).
SB44, s. 1037
20Section
1037. 44.70 (1) of the statutes is repealed.
SB44, s. 1038
21Section
1038. 44.70 (1d) of the statutes is renumbered 115.997 (1d).
SB44, s. 1039
22Section
1039. 44.70 (1m) of the statutes is renumbered 115.997 (1m).
SB44, s. 1040
23Section
1040. 44.70 (2) of the statutes is repealed.
SB44, s. 1041
24Section
1041. 44.70 (2g) of the statutes is renumbered 115.997 (2g) and
25amended to read:
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1115.997
(2g) "Educational agency" means a school district, charter school
2sponsor, secured correctional facility, private school, cooperative educational service
3agency, technical college district, private college, public library system, public library
4board,
public museum, the Wisconsin Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired,
5or the Wisconsin Educational Services Program for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing.
SB44, s. 1042
6Section
1042. 44.70 (3) of the statutes is renumbered 115.997 (3).
SB44, s. 1043
7Section
1043. 44.70 (3d) of the statutes is renumbered 115.997 (3d).
SB44, s. 1044
8Section
1044. 44.70 (3g) of the statutes is renumbered 115.997 (3g).
SB44, s. 1045
9Section
1045. 44.70 (3j) of the statutes is renumbered 115.997 (3j).
SB44, s. 1046
10Section
1046. 44.70 (3m) of the statutes is renumbered 115.997 (3m).
SB44, s. 1047
11Section
1047. 44.70 (3r) of the statutes is renumbered 115.997 (3r).
SB44, s. 1048
12Section
1048. 44.70 (4) of the statutes is renumbered 115.997 (4).
SB44, s. 1049
13Section
1049. 44.70 (5) of the statutes is renumbered 115.997 (5).
SB44, s. 1050
14Section
1050. 44.70 (6) of the statutes is renumbered 115.997 (6).
SB44, s. 1051
15Section
1051. 44.71 (title) of the statutes is repealed.
SB44, s. 1052
16Section
1052. 44.71 (1) of the statutes is repealed.
SB44, s. 1053
17Section
1053. 44.71 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 115.998 (intro.)
18and amended to read:
SB44,517,20
19115.998 Duties
Technology for educational achievement in Wisconsin;
20departmental duties. (intro.) The
board department shall do all of the following:
SB44, s. 1054
21Section
1054. 44.71 (2) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 115.998 (1) and
22amended to read:
SB44,518,323
115.998
(1) In cooperation with school districts, cooperative educational
24service agencies, the technical college system board, the board of regents of the
25University of Wisconsin System
, and the department
of administration, promote the
1efficient, cost-effective procurement, installation
, and maintenance of educational
2technology by school districts, cooperative educational service agencies, technical
3college districts
, and the University of Wisconsin System.
SB44, s. 1055
4Section
1055. 44.71 (2) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 115.998 (2).
SB44, s. 1056
5Section
1056. 44.71 (2) (c) of the statutes is renumbered 115.998 (3) and
6amended to read:
SB44,518,117
115.998
(3) With the consent of the department
of administration, enter into
8cooperative purchasing agreements under s. 16.73 (1) under which participating
9school districts and cooperative educational service agencies may contract for their
10professional employees to receive training concerning the effective use of educational
11technology.
SB44, s. 1057
12Section
1057. 44.71 (2) (d) of the statutes is renumbered 115.998 (4) and
13amended to read:
SB44,518,1814
115.998
(4) In cooperation with the board of regents of the University of
15Wisconsin System, the technical college system board,
the department of public
16instruction and other entities, support the development of courses for the instruction
17of professional employees who are licensed by the state superintendent
of public
18instruction concerning the effective use of educational technology.
SB44, s. 1058
19Section
1058. 44.71 (2) (e) of the statutes is renumbered 115.998 (5) and
20amended to read:
SB44,518,2321
115.998
(5) Subject to s. 44.73 (5), in In cooperation with the department
of
22administration, provide telecommunications access to educational agencies under
23the program established under s.
44.73 115.9995.
SB44, s. 1059
24Section
1059. 44.71 (2) (f) of the statutes is renumbered 115.998 (6) and
25amended to read:
SB44,519,4
1115.998
(6) No later than October 1 of each even-numbered year, submit a
2biennial report concerning the
board's department's activities
under this subchapter 3to the governor, and to the appropriate standing committees of the legislature under
4s. 13.172 (3).
SB44, s. 1060
5Section
1060. 44.71 (2) (g) of the statutes is renumbered 115.998 (7) and
6amended to read:
SB44,519,157
115.998
(7) Coordinate the purchasing of educational technology materials,
8supplies, equipment, and contractual services for school districts, cooperative
9educational service agencies, technical college districts, and the board of regents of
10the University of Wisconsin System by the department
of administration under s.
1116.72 (8), and
, in cooperation with the department and subject to the approval of the
12department of electronic government, establish standards and specifications for
13purchases of educational technology hardware and software by school districts,
14cooperative educational service agencies, technical college districts, and the board
15of regents of the University of Wisconsin System.
SB44, s. 1061
16Section
1061. 44.71 (2) (h) of the statutes is renumbered 115.998 (8) and
17amended to read:
SB44,519,2418
115.998
(8) With the approval of the department of electronic government,
19purchase Purchase educational technology equipment for use by school districts,
20cooperative educational service agencies, and public educational institutions in this
21state and permit the districts, agencies, and institutions to purchase or lease the
22equipment, with an option to purchase the equipment at a later date. This
paragraph 23subsection does not require the purchase or lease of any educational technology
24equipment from the
board department.
SB44, s. 1062
25Section
1062. 44.71 (2) (i) of the statutes is renumbered 115.998 (9).
SB44, s. 1063
1Section
1063. 44.71 (3) of the statutes is repealed.
SB44, s. 1064
2Section
1064. 44.72 (title) of the statutes is repealed.
SB44, s. 1065
3Section
1065. 44.72 (1) of the statutes is repealed.
SB44, s. 1066
4Section
1066. 44.72 (2) of the statutes is repealed.
SB44, s. 1067
5Section
1067. 44.72 (3) of the statutes is repealed.
SB44, s. 1068
6Section
1068. 44.72 (4) (title) of the statutes is renumbered 115.999 (title).
SB44, s. 1069
7Section
1069. 44.72 (4) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 115.999 (1) and
8amended to read:
SB44,520,189
115.999
(1) Financial assistance authorized. The
board department may
10provide financial assistance under this
subsection
section to school districts
and
11charter school sponsors from the proceeds of public debt contracted under s. 20.866
12(2) (zc) and to public library boards from the proceeds of public debt contracted under
13s. 20.866 (2) (zcm). Financial assistance under this
subsection section may be used
14only for the purpose of upgrading the electrical wiring of school and library buildings
15in existence on October 14, 1997, and installing and upgrading computer network
16wiring.
Except as provided in sub. (3m), the department may not provide any
17financial assistance under this section after the effective date of this subsection ....
18[revisor inserts date].
SB44, s. 1070
19Section
1070. 44.72 (4) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 115.999 (2) and
20amended to read:
SB44,521,1421
115.999
(2) Financial assistance applications, terms, and conditions. The
22board department shall establish application procedures for, and the terms and
23conditions of, financial assistance under this
subsection, including a condition
24requiring a charter school sponsor to use financial assistance under this subsection
25for wiring upgrading and installation that benefits pupils attending the charter
1school section. The
board department shall make a loan to a school district
, charter
2school sponsor, or public library board
, or to a municipality on behalf of a public
3library board, in an amount equal to 50% of the total amount of financial assistance
4for which the
board department determines the school district or public library board
5is eligible and provide a grant to the school district or public library board for the
6remainder of the total. The terms and conditions of any financial assistance under
7this
subsection section may include
the provision of professional building
8construction services under s. 16.85 (15). The
board
department shall determine the
9interest rate on loans under this
subsection section. The interest rate shall be as low
10as possible but shall be sufficient to fully pay all interest expenses incurred by the
11state in making the loans and to provide reserves that are reasonably expected to be
12required in the judgment of the
board department to ensure against losses arising
13from delinquency and default in the repayment of the loans. The term of a loan under
14this
subsection section may not exceed 10 years.
SB44, s. 1071
15Section
1071. 44.72 (4) (c) of the statutes is renumbered 115.999 (3) and
16amended to read:
SB44,521,2317
115.999
(3) Repayment of loans. The
board department shall credit all moneys
18received from school districts
and charter school sponsors for repayment of loans
19under this
subsection section to the appropriation account under s.
20.275 (1) 20.255
20(4) (h). The
board department shall credit all moneys received from public library
21boards
or from municipalities on behalf of public library boards for repayment of
22loans under this
subsection section to the appropriation account under s.
20.275 (1) 2320.255 (4) (hb).
SB44, s. 1072
24Section
1072. 44.72 (4) (d) of the statutes is renumbered 115.999 (4) and
25amended to read:
SB44,522,4
1115.999
(4) Funding for financial assistance. The
board, with the approval
2of the governor and department, subject to the limits of s. 20.866 (2) (zc) and (zcm),
3may request that the building commission contract public debt in accordance with
4ch. 18 to fund financial assistance under this
subsection section.
SB44, s. 1073
5Section
1073. 44.73 (title) of the statutes is renumbered 115.9995 (title).
SB44, s. 1074
6Section
1074. 44.73 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 115.9995 (1) and
7amended to read:
SB44,522,128
115.9995
(1) Except as provided in s. 196.218 (4t), the
board department of
9public instruction, in consultation with the department
and subject to the approval
10of the department of electronic government of administration, shall promulgate
11rules establishing an educational telecommunications access program to provide
12educational agencies with access to data lines and video links.
SB44, s. 1075
13Section
1075. 44.73 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 115.9995 (2)
14(intro.).
SB44, s. 1076
15Section
1076. 44.73 (2) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 115.9995 (2) (a) and
16amended to read:
SB44,522,2417
115.9995
(2) (a) Allow an educational agency to make a request to the
board 18department for access to either one data line or one video link, except that any
19educational agency may request access to additional data lines if the agency shows
20to the satisfaction of the
board department that the additional data lines are more
21cost-effective than a single data line and except that a school district that operates
22more than one high school or a public library board that operates more than one
23library facility may request access to both a data line and a video link and access to
24more than one data line or video link.
SB44, s. 1077
25Section
1077. 44.73 (2) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 115.9995 (2) (b).
SB44, s. 1078
1Section
1078. 44.73 (2) (c) of the statutes is renumbered 115.9995 (2) (c).
SB44, s. 1079
2Section
1079. 44.73 (2) (d) of the statutes is renumbered 115.9995 (2) (d) and
3amended to read:
SB44,523,94
115.9995
(2) (d) Require an educational agency to pay the department
of
5administration not more than $250 per month for each data line or video link that
6is provided to the educational agency under the program established under sub. (1),
7except that the charge may not exceed $100 per month for each data line or video link
8that relies on a transport medium that operates at a speed of 1.544 megabits per
9second.
SB44, s. 1080
10Section
1080. 44.73 (2) (e) of the statutes is renumbered 115.9995 (2) (e).
SB44, s. 1081
11Section
1081. 44.73 (2) (f) of the statutes is renumbered 115.9995 (2) (f).
SB44, s. 1082
12Section
1082. 44.73 (2g) of the statutes is renumbered 115.9995 (2g).
SB44, s. 1083
13Section
1083. 44.73 (2r) of the statutes is renumbered 115.9995 (2r), and
14115.9995 (2r) (c), as renumbered, is amended to read:
SB44,523,1715
115.9995
(2r) (c) A public library board shall provide the
technology for
16educational achievement in Wisconsin board department with written notice within
1730 days after entering into or modifying a shared service agreement under par. (a).
SB44, s. 1084
18Section
1084. 44.73 (3) of the statutes is renumbered 115.9995 (3) and
19amended to read:
SB44,523,2320
115.9995
(3) The
board department of public instruction shall submit an
21annual report to the department
of administration on the status of providing data
22lines and video links that are requested under sub. (2) (a) and the impact on the
23universal service fund of any payment under contracts under s. 16.974.
SB44, s. 1085
24Section
1085. 44.73 (4) of the statutes is renumbered 115.9995 (4).
SB44, s. 1086
25Section
1086. 44.73 (5) of the statutes is repealed.
SB44, s. 1087
1Section
1087. 44.73 (6) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 115.9995 (6) (a) and
2amended to read:
SB44,524,163
115.9995
(6) (a) From the appropriation under s.
20.275 (1) 20.255 (4) (s) or
4(tm), the
board department may award an annual grant to a school district or private
5school that had in effect on October 14, 1997, a contract for access to a data line or
6video link, as documented by the
board department. The
board department shall
7determine the amount of the grant, which shall be equal to the cost incurred by the
8state to provide telecommunications access to a school district or private school
9under a contract entered into under s. 16.974 (1) or (3) less the amount that the school
10district or private school would be paying under sub. (2) (d) if the school district or
11private school were participating in the program established under sub. (1), except
12that the amount may not be greater than the cost that a school district or private
13school incurs under the contract in effect on October 14, 1997. A school district or
14private school receiving a grant under this subsection is not eligible to participate in
15the program under sub. (1). No grant may be awarded under this subsection after
16December 31, 2005.
SB44, s. 1088
17Section
1088. 44.73 (6) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 115.9995 (6) (b) and
18amended to read:
SB44,524,2319
115.9995
(6) (b) Notwithstanding par. (a), the
board department may award a
20school district that operates more than one high school and that had in effect on
21October 14, 1997, a contract for access to more than one data line or video link an
22annual grant for each data line or video link serving each high school covered by that
23contract.
SB44, s. 1089
24Section
1089. 45.25 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44,525,3
145.25
(2) (c) The individual applies for the tuition and fee reimbursement
2program for courses
completed begun within 10 years after separation from the
3service.
SB44, s. 1090
4Section
1090. 45.365 (7) of the statutes is created to read:
SB44,525,115
45.365
(7) The department may develop a program to provide stipends to
6individuals to attend school and receive the necessary credentials to become
7employed at the home or the southeastern facility. If the department does develop
8a stipend program under this subsection, the department shall promulgate
9administrative rules related to the program, including the application process,
10eligibility criteria, stipend amount, repayment provisions, and other provisions that
11the department determines are necessary to administer the program.
SB44, s. 1091
12Section
1091. 45.37 (11) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44,526,313
45.37
(11) Disposition of property descending to state. If a member dies
14without a relative that is entitled to an interest in the property of the member under
15the rules of intestate succession and without leaving a will the existence of which is
16made known to the commandant of the home within 60 days of the member's death,
17the member's property shall be converted to cash and turned over by the
18commandant of the home to the
state treasurer secretary of administration to be paid
19into the appropriation under s. 20.485 (1) (h), without administration. The amount
20is subject to refund within 6 years to the estate of a veteran if it is subsequently
21discovered that the veteran left a will or a relative that is entitled to an interest in
22the property of the member under the rules of intestate succession or to any creditor
23of the veteran who establishes right to the fund or property or any portion thereof.
24The department, upon being satisfied that a claim out of such funds or property is
25legal and valid, shall pay the same out of such funds or property, except that payment
1of claims for a member's funeral and burial expenses may not exceed a total of $1,500
2including any amount allowed by the United States for the member's funeral and
3burial and the right for burial and interment provided in sub. (15) (a).
SB44, s. 1092
4Section
1092. 45.37 (15) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44,526,105
45.37
(15) (c) Expenses incident to the burial at the home of a member shall
6be paid from the estate of the decedent, except that if there is no estate or the estate
7is insufficient, the expense of burial, or necessary part thereof, shall be paid from the
8appropriation under s. 20.485 (1) (gk) and the amount expended therefor shall not
9exceed the amount established for funeral and burial expenses under s.
49.30 49.785 10(1) (b).
SB44, s. 1093
11Section
1093. 45.43 (7) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44,526,2412
45.43
(7) (b) The department shall award a grant annually to a county that
13meets the standards developed under this subsection and employs a county veterans'
14service officer who, if chosen after August 9, 1989, is chosen from a list of candidates
15who have taken a civil service examination for the position of county veterans' service
16officer developed and administered by the
division of merit recruitment and selection
17in the department of
employment relations administration, or is appointed under a
18civil service competitive examination procedure under ch. 63 or s. 59.52 (8). The
19grant shall be $8,500 for a county with a population of less than 20,000, $10,000 for
20a county with a population of 20,000 to 45,499, $11,500 for a county with a population
21of 45,500 to 74,999, and $13,000 for a county with a population of 75,000 or more.
22The department shall use the most recent Wisconsin official population estimates
23prepared by the demographic services center when making grants under this
24paragraph.
SB44, s. 1094
25Section
1094. 45.54 (10) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44,527,10
145.54
(10) (a)
Authority. All proprietary schools shall be examined and
2approved by the board before operating in this state. Approval shall be granted to
3schools meeting the criteria established by the board for a period not to exceed one
4year. No school may advertise in this state unless approved by the board. All
5approved schools shall submit quarterly reports, including information on
6enrollment, number of teachers and their qualifications, course offerings, number of
7graduates, number of graduates successfully employed
, and such other information
8as the board deems necessary.
If a school closure results in losses to students,
9parents, or sponsors, the board may authorize the full or partial payment of those
10losses from the appropriation under s. 20.485 (5) (gm).
SB44, s. 1095
11Section
1095. 45.54 (10) (c) 4. of the statutes is created to read:
SB44,527,1212
45.54
(10) (c) 4. Specify a student protection fee.
SB44, s. 1096
13Section
1096. 46.03 (7) (h) of the statutes is created to read: