16.993
16.993
Technology for educational achievement in Wisconsin; departmental duties. The department shall do all of the following:
16.993(1)
(1) In cooperation with school districts, cooperative educational service agencies, the technical college system board, and the board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System, 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.
16.993(2)
(2) Identify the best methods of providing preservice and in-service training for teachers related to educational technology.
16.993(3)
(3) 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.
16.993(4)
(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.
16.993(5)
(5) Provide telecommunications access to educational agencies under the program established under s.
16.997.
16.993(6)
(6) No later than October 1 of each even-numbered year, submit a biennial report concerning the department's activities under this subchapter to the governor, and to the appropriate standing committees of the legislature under s.
13.172 (3).
16.993(7)
(7) Purchase educational technology materials, supplies, equipment, and contractual services for school districts, cooperative educational service agencies, technical college districts, the board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System, and the University of Wisconsin-Madison under s.
16.72 (8), and 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.
16.993(8)
(8) 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 subsection does not require the purchase or lease of any educational technology equipment from the department.
16.9945
16.9945
Information technology block grants. 16.9945(1)(1)
Competitive grants. In fiscal years 2017-18 and 2018-19, the department may annually award grants on a competitive basis to eligible school districts and to eligible public libraries for the purpose of improving information technology infrastructure. For purposes of awarding grants under this section, “improving information technology infrastructure” includes purchasing and installing on a bus a portable device that creates an area of wireless Internet coverage and purchasing for individuals to temporarily borrow from a school or for patrons to check out from a public library a portable device that creates an area of wireless Internet coverage. In awarding grants to eligible school districts under this section, the department shall give priority to applications for school districts in which the percentage of pupils who satisfy the income eligibility criteria under
42 USC 1758 (b) (1) for a free or reduced-price lunch is greater than in other applicant school districts. The department shall require an applicant for a grant under this section to provide all of the following:
16.9945(1)(a)
(a) A description of the specific information technology infrastructure, including any equipment, that the applicant intends to purchase with grant proceeds.
16.9945(1)(b)
(b) The applicant's plan to purchase, install, and use the information technology infrastructure described in par.
(a).
16.9945(1)(c)
(c) A description of the applicant's readiness to use information technology infrastructure purchased with grant proceeds.
16.9945(2)(a)
(a) A school district is eligible for a grant under this section in fiscal year 2017-18 if the school district's membership in the previous school year divided by the school district's area in square miles is 16 or less.
16.9945(2)(b)
(b) A school district is eligible for a grant under this section in fiscal year 2018-19 if the school district's membership in the previous school year divided by the school district's area in square miles is 16 or less.
16.9945(2m)(a)1.
1. “Library branch” means a fixed location where public library services, including a collection of library materials, are offered by paid library employees as part of a consolidated county public library, as described in s.
43.57 (1).
16.9945(2m)(a)2.
2. “Urban cluster” means an urban area, as defined by the U.S. bureau of the census, with a population of at least 2,500 but less than 50,000.
16.9945(2m)(a)3.
3. “Urbanized area” means an urban area, as defined by the U.S. bureau of the census, with a population of 50,000 or more.
16.9945(2m)(b)
(b) A public library, including the branch of a public library [a library branch], is eligible for a grant under this section in fiscal year 2017-18 or in fiscal year 2018-19 or in both fiscal years if the population of the municipality within which the library or branch of the library [library branch] is located is 20,000 or less and if the public library or branch [library branch] is located in one of the following areas of the state:
16.9945 Note
NOTE: The correct term is shown in brackets. Corrective legislation is pending.
16.9945(2m)(b)1.
1. A rural territory, as defined by the U.S. bureau of the census, that is one of the following:
16.9945(2m)(b)2.
2. A rural territory, as defined by the U.S. bureau of the census, that is one of the following:
16.9945(2m)(b)2.a.
a. More than 5 miles but less than or equal to 25 miles from an urbanized area.
16.9945(2m)(b)2.b.
b. More than 2.5 miles but less than or equal to 10 miles from an urban cluster.
16.9945(2m)(b)3.
3. A rural territory, as defined by the U.S. bureau of the census, that is more than 25 miles from an urbanized area and also more than 10 miles from an urban cluster.
16.9945(3)
(3) Maximum awards to eligible school districts. The total amount the department may award to an eligible school district under sub.
(1) during a fiscal biennium may not exceed the following:
16.9945(3)(a)
(a) If the membership of the eligible school district is fewer than 750 pupils, $30,000.
16.9945(3)(b)
(b) If the membership of the eligible school district is 750 pupils to 1,500 pupils, $40 multiplied by the school district's membership.
16.9945(3)(c)
(c) If the membership of the eligible school district is more than 1,500 pupils, $60,000.
16.9945(3m)
(3m) Maximum awards to eligible public libraries. The total amount the department may award to an eligible public library under sub.
(1) during a fiscal biennium may not exceed the following:
16.9945(3m)(a)
(a) If the population of the municipality within which the eligible public library or branch [library branch, as defined in sub.
(2m) (a) 1.,] is located is 2,000 or less, $5,000.
16.9945 Note
NOTE: The correct term is shown in brackets. Corrective legislation is pending.
16.9945(3m)(b)
(b) If the population of the municipality within which the eligible public library or branch [library branch, as defined in sub.
(2m) (a) 1.,] is located is at least 2,001 but less than 5,000, $7,500.
16.9945 Note
NOTE: The correct term is shown in brackets. Corrective legislation is pending.
16.9945(3m)(c)
(c) If the population of the municipality within which the eligible public library or branch [library branch, as defined in sub.
(2m) (a) 1.,] is located is at least 5,000 but less than 20,001, $10,000.
16.9945 Note
NOTE: The correct term is shown in brackets. Corrective legislation is pending.
16.9945(4)(a)
(a) The department may not award grants under this section that total more than $15,000,000 in the 2017-18 fiscal year.
16.9945(4)(b)
(b) The department may not award grants under this section that total more than $7,500,000 in the 2018-19 fiscal year.
16.9945(5)
(5) Sunset. The department may not award grants under this section after July 1, 2019.
16.9945 History
History: 2017 a. 59,
142.
16.995
16.995
Educational technology infrastructure financial assistance. 16.995(1)(1)
Financial assistance authorized. The department may provide financial assistance under this section to school districts 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 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. The department may not provide any financial assistance under this section after July 26, 2003.
16.995(2)
(2) Financial assistance applications, terms, and conditions. The department shall establish application procedures for, and the terms and conditions of, financial assistance under this section. The department shall make a loan to a school district or public library board, or to a municipality on behalf of a public library board, in an amount equal to 50 percent of the total amount of financial assistance for which the 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 section may include the provision of professional building construction services under s.
16.85 (15). The department shall determine the interest rate on loans under this 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 department to ensure against losses arising from delinquency and default in the repayment of the loans. The term of a loan under this section may not exceed 10 years.
16.995(3)
(3) Repayment of loans. The department shall credit all moneys received from school districts for repayment of loans under this section to the appropriation account under s.
20.505 (4) (ha). The 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 section to the appropriation account under s.
20.505 (4) (hb).
16.995(3m)
(3m) Public debt repayment. To the extent that sufficient moneys for the provision of educational telecommunications access under s.
16.997 are available in the appropriation account under s.
20.505 (4) (mp) after payment of the administrative expenses specified in s.
20.505 (4) (mp), the department shall use those available moneys to reimburse s.
20.505 (4) (es) and
(et) for the payment of principal and interest costs incurred in financing educational technology infrastructure financial assistance under this section and to make full payment of the amounts determined by the building commission under s.
13.488 (1) (m).
16.995(4)
(4) Funding for financial assistance. The 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 section.
16.995 History
History: 1997 a. 27,
41;
1999 a. 9;
2001 a. 16,
104;
2003 a. 33 ss.
238q,
1068d to
1072d; Stats. 2003 s. 16.995;
2005 a. 25.
16.996
16.996
Educational technology training grants. 16.996(1)(1)
Purpose. The department shall annually award grants to eligible consortia of school districts, to consortia of eligible public libraries, and to eligible public library systems for the costs of training teachers and librarians to use educational technology.
16.996(2)
(2) Eligible consortia. A consortium of school districts is eligible for a grant under this section if all of the following apply:
16.996(2)(a)
(a) The consortium consists of 3 or more school districts.
16.996(2)(b)
(b) Each school district's membership in the previous school year divided by that school district's area in square miles is 13 or less.
16.996(2)(c)
(c) The consortium applies for a grant under this section.
16.996(2m)
(2m) Eligible public libraries and public library systems. 16.996(2m)(a)1.
1. “Library branch” means a fixed location where public library services, including a collection of library materials, are offered by paid library employees as part of a consolidated county public library, as described in s.
43.57 (1).
16.996(2m)(a)2.
2. “Urban cluster” means an urban area, as defined by the U.S. bureau of the census, with a population of at least 2,500 but less than 50,000.
16.996(2m)(a)3.
3. “Urbanized area” means an urban area, as defined by the U.S. bureau of the census, with a population of 50,000 or more.
16.996(2m)(b)
(b) A public library or branch of a public library [library branch] is an eligible library under this section if the population of the municipality within which the library or branch [library branch] is located is 20,000 or less and if the public library or branch [library branch] is located in one of the following areas of the state:
16.996 Note
NOTE: The correct term is shown in brackets. Corrective legislation is pending.
16.996(2m)(b)1.
1. A rural territory, as defined by the U.S. bureau of the census, that is one of the following:
16.996(2m)(b)2.
2. A rural territory, as defined by the U.S. bureau of the census, that is one of the following:
16.996(2m)(b)2.a.
a. More than 5 miles but less than or equal to 25 miles from an urbanized area.
16.996(2m)(b)2.b.
b. More than 2.5 miles but less than or equal to 10 miles from an urban cluster.
16.996(2m)(b)3.
3. A rural territory, as defined by the U.S. bureau of the census, that is more than 25 miles from an urbanized area and also more than 10 miles from an urban cluster.
16.996(2m)(c)
(c) A consortium of public libraries is eligible for a grant under this section and a public library system is eligible for a grant under this section if all of the following apply:
16.996(2m)(c)1.a.
a. The consortium consists of 3 or more eligible public libraries or library branches.
16.996(2m)(c)1.b.
b. The public library system contains 3 or more eligible public libraries or library branches.
16.996(2m)(c)2.
2. The consortium or public library system applies for a grant under this section.
16.996(3)
(3) Grants to eligible consortia of school districts; amount. In any year the department awards a grant to an eligible consortia of school districts under this section, subject to sub.
(4), the department shall pay to the eligible consortium the sum of the following amounts:
16.996(3)(a)
(a) For each school district in the consortium that had a membership of less than 750 pupils in the previous year, $7,500.
16.996(3)(b)
(b) For each school district in the consortium that had a membership of 750 pupils to 1,500 pupils in the previous year, $10 multiplied by the school district's membership in the previous year.
16.996(3)(c)
(c) For each school district in the consortium that had a membership of more than 1,500 pupils in the previous year, $15,000.
16.996(3m)
(3m) Grants to consortia of eligible public libraries and to eligible public library systems; amount. In any year the department awards a grant to a consortia of eligible public libraries or to an eligible public library system under this section, the department shall, subject to sub.
(4), pay to the consortium of eligible public libraries or to the eligible public library system the sum of the following amounts:
16.996(3m)(a)
(a) For each eligible public library or branch [library branch, as defined in sub.
(2m) (a) 1.,] in the consortium or system located in a municipality the population of which is 2,000 or less, $500.
16.996 Note
NOTE: The correct term is shown in brackets. Corrective legislation is pending.
16.996(3m)(b)
(b) For each eligible public library or branch [library branch, as defined in sub.
(2m) (a) 1.,] in the consortium or system located in a municipality the population of which is at least 2,001 but less than 5,000, $750.
16.996 Note
NOTE: The correct term is shown in brackets. Corrective legislation is pending.
