AB100,1305,25 196.218 (1) (a) "Board" means the technology for educational achievement in Wisconsin board.

AB100,1306,1 (b) "Department" means the department of administration.

AB100, s. 3147 Section 3147. 196.218 (1) (d) of the statutes is created to read:

AB100,1306,4 196.218 (1) (d) "Universal service fund" means the trust fund established under s. 25.95.

AB100, s. 3148 Section 3148. 196.218 (2) (a) and (b) of the statutes are repealed.

AB100, s. 3149 Section 3149. 196.218 (3) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,1306,13 196.218 (3) (a) 3. The commission shall designate the method by which the contributions under this paragraph shall be calculated and collected. The method shall ensure that moneys in the universal service fund are sufficient to accomplish all of the purposes specified in sub. (5) (a). Contributions may be based only on the gross operating revenues from the provision of broadcast services identified by the commission under subd. 2. and on intrastate telecommunications services in this state of the telecommunications providers subject to the contribution.

AB100, s. 3150 Section 3150. 196.218 (4r) of the statutes is created to read:

AB100,1306,16 196.218 (4r) Educational telecommunications access program. (a) In this subsection:

AB100,1306,18 1. "Data line" means a data transfer line that is capable of direct access to the internet and that has a speed of at least 1,544,000 bits per second.

AB100,1306,20 2. "Video link" means a 2-way full motion interactive video link that has a speed of at least 44,763,000 bits per second.

AB100,1306,23 (b) The commission, in consultation with the department and the board, shall promulgate rules establishing an educational telecommunications access program to provide school districts with access to data lines and video links.

AB100,1306,24 (c) The rules promulgated under par. (b) shall do all of the following:

AB100,1307,4 1. Allow a school district to make a request to the board for access to either one data line or one video link, except that if a school district operates more than one high school the rules shall allow the school district to request access to both a data line and a video link and to request access to more than one data line or video link.

AB100,1307,6 2. Establish eligibility requirements for a school district to participate in the program established under par. (b).

AB100,1307,8 3. Establish specifications for a data line or video link that is provided to a school district under the program established under par. (b).

AB100,1307,11 4. Require a school district to pay the department not more than $250 per month for each data line or video link that is provided to the school district under the program established under par. (b).

AB100,1307,14 (d) The commission shall submit an annual report to the board on the status of providing data lines and video links that are requested under par. (c) 1. and the impact on the universal service fund of any payment under sub. (5) (a) 5.

AB100,1307,19 (e) If the federal communications commission promulgates or modifies rules that provide rate discounts for telecommunications services to school districts under 47 USC 254, the governor shall submit a report to the joint committee on finance that includes any recommended changes to statutes or rules with respect to funding the program established under par. (b).

AB100, s. 3151 Section 3151. 196.218 (5) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,1307,22 196.218 (5) (a) (intro.) The commission shall require that use the moneys in the universal service fund be used only for any of the following purposes:

AB100, s. 3152 Section 3152. 196.218 (5) (a) 5. of the statutes is created to read:

AB100,1307,25 196.218 (5) (a) 5. To pay costs incurred under contracts under s. 16.974 (7) to the extent that these costs are not paid under sub. (4r) (c) 4.

AB100, s. 3153 Section 3153. 196.218 (5) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,1308,5 196.218 (5) (b) The commission shall promulgate rules to determine whether a telecommunications provider, the customers of a telecommunications provider or another person shall be assisted by the universal service fund for any use under par. (a) 1. to 4.

AB100, s. 3154 Section 3154. 196.218 (5m) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,1308,9 196.218 (5m) Rule review. At Except for rules promulgated under sub. (4r) (b), at least biennially, the commission shall review and revise as appropriate rules promulgated under this section.

AB100, s. 3155 Section 3155. 196.218 (6) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,1308,14 196.218 (6) (b) The universal service fund council shall advise the commission concerning the administration of this section and the content of rules promulgated under this section. This paragraph does not apply to the administration of sub. (4r) and rules promulgated under sub. (4r) (b).