24.54(2)
(2) All records, books and files kept by the board shall at all business hours be open, under proper regulations made by it, to the inspection of any person, free of charge. The board also may in like manner make, perfect, and complete proper records, books, reports and other papers pertaining to the lands of which the state has been or is trustee for the United States.
24.54 History
History: 1979 c. 34 s.
699g;
1979 c. 176; Stats. 1979 s. 24.54;
1989 a. 31;
1993 a. 16.
24.55
24.55
Executive secretary; deputy; staff; appointments; duties; oath. The board shall appoint an executive secretary outside the classified service. The executive secretary shall appoint a deputy who shall, during the absence of the executive secretary, have all of the authority given by law to the executive secretary. The executive secretary and deputy shall take and file the official oath.
24.55 History
History: 1979 c. 34 s.
699g; Stats. 1979 s. 24.55;
1993 a. 16.
24.56
24.56
Not to buy lands. The board, and all persons employed by it or about any of its respective offices, are prohibited from purchasing any of the public lands, directly or indirectly, either in their own name or in the name of any other person in trust for them or either of them; and for every tract or parcel of land purchased in violation hereof each such person offending shall forfeit not more than $250.
24.56 History
History: 1975 c. 365;
1979 c. 34 s.
699g; Stats. 1979 s. 24.56;
1993 a. 16.
24.57
24.57
Report of board. The board shall include in any report submitted under
s. 15.07 (6) a report of its official proceedings for the period since the proceedings reported in the most recent report, showing the quantity of land sold or leased and the amount received therefor, the amount of interest moneys accrued or received and a specific account of the several investments made by them, stating in all cases of loans, the name of each borrower, the sum borrowed and a description of the property mortgaged. The report also shall include such other matters as it thinks proper to communicate or as the legislature requires.
24.57 History
History: 1979 c. 34 s.
699g; Stats. 1979 s. 24.57;
1983 a. 27.
24.58
24.58
Appraisers. The board may select employees of the department to appraise lands or perform other services in field and forest. The board shall reimburse the department under a contract with the department for the performance of public land management services.
24.58 History
History: 1975 c. 94;
1979 c. 34 s.
699g; Stats. 1979 s. 24.58;
1993 a. 16.
24.59
24.59
Sale of public lands to state under Warren Knowles-Gaylord Nelson stewardship 2000 program. 24.59(1)(1) Notwithstanding
ss. 24.09,
24.10,
24.15,
24.16, and
24.32, but subject to
subs. (2) and
(3), the board shall sell to the state under
s. 23.1985 public lands that the board identifies as available for sale to the state. Notwithstanding
s. 24.08 (4), the public lands shall be sold at the appraised value determined under
sub. (2).
24.59(2)
(2) The board shall have all of the public lands specified under
sub. (1) independently appraised under
s. 24.08 (2) and
(3) after May 3, 2006, but before sale under
sub. (1).
24.59(3)
(3) Notwithstanding
s. 24.11, public lands sold under
sub. (1) may not be paid for in installments.
24.59 History
History: 2005 a. 352.
TRUST FUNDS
24.60
24.60
Definitions. In this subchapter, unless the context indicates otherwise:
24.60(1)
(1) "Consortium" means an association of 2 or more of any of the following entities for the purpose of implementing, expanding or participating in a distance education or educational technology project:
24.60(1)(c)
(c) A county, if the county acts on behalf of a county library board that has adopted a resolution under
s. 24.66 (3m).
24.60(1)(d)
(d) A city, village or town, if the city, village or town acts on behalf of a municipal library board that has adopted a resolution under
s. 24.66 (3m).
24.60(1g)
(1g) "Distance education" means instruction that takes place, regardless of the location of a teacher or student, by means of telecommunications or other means of communication, including cable, instructional television fixed service, microwave, radio, satellite, computer, telephone or television.
24.60(1r)
(1r) "Educational technology" means technology used in the education or training of any person or in the administration of an elementary or secondary school or a public library.
24.60(1v)
(1v) "Federated public library system" means a federated public library system whose territory lies within 2 or more counties.
24.60(2)
(2) "Municipality" means a town, village, city, county, public inland lake protection and rehabilitation district, town sanitary district created under
s. 60.71, metropolitan sewerage district created under
s. 200.05 or
200.23, joint sewerage system created under
s. 281.43 (4), school district or technical college district.
24.60(5)
(5) "Trust funds" means the common school fund, the normal school fund, the university fund and the agricultural college fund.
24.605
24.605
Accounts in trust funds for deposit of proceeds from sale of certain lands. The board shall establish in each of the trust funds an account to which are credited the proceeds from the sale of any public lands on or after May 3, 2006, that are required by law to be deposited in the funds. Moneys credited to the accounts in the funds may only be used to invest in land under
s. 24.61 (2) (a) 10. and for the payment of expenses necessarily related to investing in land under
s. 24.61 (2) (a) 10.
24.605 History
History: 2005 a. 352.
24.61
24.61
Authorized investments and loans. 24.61(1)
(1)
Investments and loans; separate accounts. The board shall loan or invest moneys belonging to the trust funds as those moneys accumulate in the treasury. The board shall keep a separate account of all investments and loans from each fund.
24.61(2)(a)(a)
Authorized investments by board. The board may invest moneys belonging to the trust funds in the purchase of any of the following:
24.61(2)(a)2.
2. Securities issued under the provisions of the federal farm loan act of July 17, 1916, (
12 USC 641, et seq.) or the farm credit act of 1971 (
P.L. 92-181).
24.61(2)(a)4.
4. Bonds issued pursuant to law by any town, village, city, county or school district of this state.
24.61(2)(a)6.
6. Bonds of the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority.
24.61(2)(a)10.
10. Land in this state, but subject to the condition established under
par. (cm).
24.61(2)(b)
(b)
Deposited with secretary of administration. All bonds, notes, and other securities purchased under
par. (a) shall be deposited with the secretary of administration.
24.61(2)(c)
(c)
Delegation of investment authority to investment board. The board may delegate to the investment board the authority to invest part or all of the moneys belonging to the trust funds. If the board delegates the authority, the investment board may invest the moneys belonging to the trust funds in any fixed income investment or fund that invests only in fixed income instruments.
24.61(2)(cm)
(cm)
Investments in land in this state. The board may not invest moneys in the purchase of any land under
par. (a) 10. unless all of the following occur:
24.61(2)(cm)1.
1. The land is within any applicable consolidation area approved by the board.
24.61(2)(cm)2.
2. The total acreage of public lands managed by the board does not exceed the total acreage of public lands managed by the board on May 3, 2006.
24.61(2)(cm)3.
3. The board determines that the purchase of the land will improve timberland management, address forest fragmentation, or increase public access to the land.
24.61(3)(a)(a)
Authorized loans. The board may loan moneys under its control or belonging to the trust funds to:
24.61(3)(a)1.
1. A school district by whatever name designated, to be used for any of the following:
24.61(3)(a)1.b.
b. Erecting and remodeling school buildings and teacherages.
24.61(3)(a)1.c.
c. Purchasing teacherages, teacherage sites, schoolhouse sites, bus garage sites, transportation vehicles, bus garages, school equipment and school playgrounds.
24.61(3)(a)1.d.
d. Refunding any indebtedness incurred for a lawful purpose within constitutional limitations.
24.61(3)(a)2.
2. A town, village, city or county as provided under
s. 67.04 or otherwise authorized by law.
24.61(3)(a)3.
3. A technical college district as provided under
s. 67.04 or otherwise authorized by law.
24.61(3)(a)4.
4. A public inland lake protection and rehabilitation district for the purposes of the exercise of its powers under
s. 33.22.
24.61(3)(a)5.
5. A town sanitary district created under
s. 60.71 for the purposes for which the district may issue its bonds under
s. 60.78.
24.61(3)(a)6.
6. A metropolitan sewerage district created under
s. 200.05, as provided under
s. 67.04 or otherwise authorized by law.
24.61(3)(a)7.
7. A metropolitan sewerage system created under
s. 200.23, as provided under
s. 67.04 or otherwise authorized by law.
24.61(3)(a)10.
10. A cooperative educational service agency representing 2 or more school districts in the area served by the agency for the purpose of conducting a distance education project by the school districts.
24.61(3)(b)
(b)
Terms; conditions. A municipality, cooperative educational service agency, drainage district created under
ch. 88, local professional baseball park district created under
subch. III of ch. 229, or federated public library system may obtain a state trust fund loan for the sum of money, for the time and upon the conditions as may be agreed upon between the board and the borrower, subject to the limitations, restrictions, and conditions set forth in this subchapter.
24.61(3)(c)
(c)
Reserve for school districts; priority for certain school districts. 24.61(3)(c)1.1. To the extent practicable, in the 1989-90 to 1992-93 fiscal years, annually the board shall reserve an amount equal to at least 50% of the money available for loans under this subchapter for loans to school districts.
24.61(3)(c)2.
2. The board shall give first priority for loans to school districts under this subchapter to school districts that meet all of the following criteria:
24.61(3)(c)2.a.
a. The school board is subject to an order issued by the state superintendent of public instruction under
s. 115.33 (3) after December 31, 1991, regarding noncompliance with the standard under
s. 121.02 (1) (i).
24.61(3)(c)2.b.
b. The school district's equalized valuation divided by its membership in the previous school year is less than 50% of the statewide average for all school districts. In this paragraph, "equalized valuation" has the meaning given in
s. 121.004 (2) and "membership" has the meaning given in
s. 121.004 (5).
24.61(3)(c)2.c.
c. The school district's levy rate in the previous year is greater than 140% of the statewide average for all school districts.
24.61(3)(d)
(d)
Reserve for loans for educational technology and distance education projects. Subject to the priority established under
par. (c), to the extent practicable, in fiscal years 1996-97 to 2002-03, annually the board shall reserve $15,000,000 for the purposes of giving priority to loans to school districts, counties, municipalities and consortia, other than consortia that include one or more technical college districts, for educational technology and distance education projects.
24.61(4)
(4) Loan limitations. Notwithstanding
sub. (3), the board may not loan moneys to a county unless the governing body of the county demonstrates to the board's satisfaction that
s. 67.045 (1) (a),
(b),
(c),
(d),
(e),
(f),
(g), or
(h) applies.
24.61(5)
(5) Loans to consortia or cities, villages or towns served by joint library boards. Whenever a consortium applies for a loan under
sub. (3), or whenever a group of cities, villages or towns served by a joint county or municipal library board applies for a loan for an educational technology or distance education project, the board shall treat the application as a loan to each of the members of the consortium or each city, village or town served by a county or municipal library board in an amount equal to the total amount of the loan divided equally by the number of members of the consortium or the number of cities, villages and towns served by the library board, unless all members of the consortium or all cities, villages and towns served by a joint library board agree to a different arrangement specified by the members or cities, villages and towns on their applications. The procedure for application, approval and repayment of the loan by each member of a consortium or group under this subsection shall be the same as provided in this subchapter for application, approval and repayment of a loan to that member individually, except that the loan shall not be made unless all members qualify.
24.61(7)
(7) Loans to cooperative educational service agencies. Whenever a cooperative educational service agency applies for a loan under
sub. (3), the board shall treat the application as a loan to each of the school districts on behalf of which the loan is sought in an amount equal to the total amount of the loan divided equally by the number of school districts, unless the cooperative educational service agency specifies on its application a different arrangement that has been agreed to by all school districts for which the loan is sought. The board shall not make the loan unless each school district for which the loan is sought qualifies for a loan in the amount specified in this subsection, or a different amount if that amount is specified on the application. If the cooperative educational service agency fails to make a timely repayment of the principal or payment of the interest on the loan, each school district for which the loan is made is liable to repay the principal and pay the interest in the amount determined under this subsection.
24.61 History
History: 1971 c. 154;
1973 c. 114;
1975 c. 224;
1979 c. 34 s.
2102 (22) (a);
1979 c. 221;
1981 c. 169; Stats. 1981 s. 24.61;
1983 a. 196;
1983 a. 207 ss.
2,
95;
1983 a. 423;
1985 a. 49;
1985 a. 332 s.
251 (3);
1987 a. 76,
197;
1989 a. 31;
1991 a. 269;
1993 a. 16,
263,
399;
1995 a. 27,
56,
227;
1997 a. 27;
1999 a. 65,
83;
1999 a. 150 s.
672;
1999 a. 167;
2001 a. 16;
2003 a. 33;
2005 a. 25,
335,
352;
2007 a. 20,
97;
2009 a. 2,
28.
