AB123,12,1120 196.504 (2) (c) To establish criteria for evaluating applications and awarding
21grants under this section. The criteria shall prohibit grants that have the effect of
22subsidizing the expenses of a provider of telecommunications service, as defined in
23s. 182.017 (1g) (cq), or the monthly bills of customers of those providers. The criteria
24shall give priority to projects that include matching funds, that involve
25public-private partnerships, that affect areas with no broadband service providers

1unserved areas, that are scalable, that promote economic development, that will not
2result in delaying the provision of broadband service to areas neighboring areas to
3be served by the proposed project,
or that affect a large geographic area or a large
4number of underserved individuals or communities. When evaluating grant
5applications under this section, the commission shall consider the degree to which
6the proposed projects would duplicate existing broadband infrastructure,
7information about the presence of which is provided to the commission by the
8applicant or another person within a time period designated by the commission; the
9impacts of the proposed projects on the ability of individuals to access health care
10services from home and the cost of those services; and the impacts of the proposed
11projects on the ability of students to access educational opportunities from home.
AB123,32 12Section 32 . 196.504 (2) (e) of the statutes is created to read:
AB123,12,1313 196.504 (2) (e) To designate areas of the state as unserved areas.
AB123,33 14Section 33 . 2015 Wisconsin Act 55, section 800d is repealed.
AB123,34 15Section 34 . 2015 Wisconsin Act 55, section 9401 (1f) is amended to read:
AB123,12,1916[2015 Wisconsin Act 55] Section 9401 (1f) Information technology block
17grants; sunset.
The treatment of sections 20.505 (4) (s) (by Section 800d) and section
18196.218 (5) (a) 12. (by Section 3532d) of the statutes and the repeal of section 16.994
19of the statutes take effect on July 1, 2017 2019.
AB123,35 20Section 35 . Nonstatutory provisions.
AB123,12,2221 (1) Additional one-time information technology infrastructure block
22grants.
AB123,13,623 (a) Before July 1, 2017, from the appropriation under section 20.505 (4) (s) of
24the statutes, the department of administration may award grants on a competitive
25basis to eligible school districts for the purpose of improving information technology

1infrastructure. In awarding grants under this subsection, the department of
2administration shall give priority to applications for school districts in which the
3percentage of pupils who satisfy the income eligibility criteria under 42 USC 1758
4(b) (1) for a free or reduced-price lunch is greater than in other applicant school
5districts. The department of administration shall require an applicant for a grant
6under this subsection to provide all of the following:
AB123,13,8 71. A description of the specific information technology infrastructure, including
8any equipment, that the applicant intends to purchase with grant proceeds.
AB123,13,10 92. The applicant's plan to purchase, install, and use the information technology
10infrastructure described in subdivision 1 .
AB123,13,12 113. A description of the applicant's readiness to use information technology
12infrastructure purchased with grant proceeds.
AB123,13,1413 (b) A school district is eligible for a grant under this subsection if all of the
14following apply:
AB123,13,16 151. The school district's membership in the previous school year divided by the
16school district's area in square miles is 16 or less.
AB123,13,18 172. The school district's membership in the previous school year was 2,500 or
18less.
AB123,13,2019 (c) The total amount the department of administration may award to an eligible
20school district under this subsection may not exceed the following:
AB123,13,22 211. If the membership of the eligible school district is fewer than 750 pupils,
22$30,000.
AB123,13,24 232. If the membership of the eligible school district is 750 pupils to 1,500 pupils,
24$40 multiplied by the school district's membership.
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13. If the membership of the eligible school district is more than 1,500 pupils,
2$60,000.
AB123,14,53 (d) The department of administration may not count a grant awarded under
4this subsection towards the maximum amount a school district may receive under
5section 16.994 (3) of the statutes.
AB123,36 6Section 36 . Fiscal changes.
AB123,14,97 (1) There is transferred from the universal service fund to the appropriation
8account under section 20.155 (3) (r) of the statutes $6,000,000 in the 2016-17 fiscal
9year.
AB123,14,1210 (2) There is transferred from the appropriation account under section 20.505
11(4) (mp) of the statutes to the appropriation account under section 20.155 (3) (r) of
12the statutes $5,000,000 in the 2016-17 fiscal year.
AB123,14,1513 (3) There is transferred from the appropriation account under section 20.505
14(4) (mp) of the statutes to the universal service fund $7,500,000 in fiscal year
152016-17.
AB123,14,1916 (4) In the schedule under section 20.005 (3) of the statutes for the appropriation
17to the department of administration under section 20.505 (4) (s) of the statutes, the
18dollar amount for fiscal year 2016-17 is increased by $7,500,000 for the purpose for
19which the appropriation is made.
AB123,37 20Section 37 . Initial applicability.
AB123,14,2321 (1) Fee waivers. The treatment of sections 24.40 (3) and 86.16 (6) of the statutes
22first applies to easements granted or construction permits issued on the effective
23date of this subsection.
AB123,38 24Section 38 . Effective dates. This act takes effect on the day after publication,
25except as follows:
AB123,15,3
1(1) The treatment of section 20.155 (1) (q) of the statutes takes effect on July
21, 2017, or on the 2nd day after publication of the 2017 biennial budget act, whichever
3is later.
AB123,15,54 (2) The treatment of section 20.505 (4) (s) (by Section 13) of the statutes takes
5effect on July 1, 2017.
AB123,15,76 (3) The repeal and recreation of section 20.505 (4) (s) of the statutes takes effect
7on July 1, 2019.
AB123,15,98 (4) The repeal and recreation of section 118.40 (2r) (e) 2p. a. of the statutes takes
9effect on July 1, 2017.
AB123,15,1010 (End)
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