158 Relating to: eliminating an obsolete reference governing pilot payments to Second Chance Partnership to establish a work-based learning program; changing the name of the Division for Libraries, Technology, and Community Learning, the name of the ...

Date of enactment: March 26, 2012
2011 Senate Bill 348 Date of publication*: April 9, 2012

* Section 991.11, Wisconsin Statutes 2009-10 : Effective date of acts. "Every act and every portion of an act enacted by the legislature over the governor's partial veto which does not expressly prescribe the time when it takes effect shall take effect on the day after its date of publication as designated" by the secretary of state [the date of publication may not be more than 10 working days after the date of enactment].

2011 WISCONSIN ACT 158

An Act to amend 14.019 (5), 15.373 (1), 15.373 (2), 20.255 (1) (d), 20.255 (2) (bc), 20.255 (2) (cf), 20.866 (2) (zh), 35.81 (1), 35.82 (1), 35.83 (3) (c), 43.01 (2), 43.03 (7), 43.05 (11), 43.24 (2) (a), 43.27, 49.155 (1g) (f), 49.45 (2) (a) 5., 115.76 (6), 115.762 (title) and 119.28 (5) of the statutes; relating to: eliminating an obsolete reference governing pilot payments to Second Chance Partnership to establish a work-based learning program; changing the name of the Division for Libraries, Technology, and Community Learning, the name of the Reference and Loan Library, and the name of the Division for Learning Support, Equity and Advocacy; participation in a public library system; and the appropriation to the Department of Public Instruction for children-at-risk programs (suggested as remedial legislation by the Department of Public Instruction).

The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:

Section 1 . 14.019 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:

14.019 (5) Final report; deposit. Any nonstatutory committee created by the governor and in existence at the time of the general election for a new gubernatorial term shall prepare a final written report on its activities to be submitted to the governor and, if the incumbent governor is not reelected, to the governor-elect prior to the first Monday of January of the year in which the new gubernatorial term begins. The number of copies prepared of such final reports shall be determined by the coordinator under sub. (3). The governor shall deposit sufficient copies of every final report required under this subsection with the reference and loan library resources for libraries and lifelong learning service under s. 43.05 (11) for distribution under s. 35.83 (3).

Section 2 . 15.373 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

15.373 (1) Division for learning support , equity and advocacy . There is created in the department of public instruction a division for learning support , equity and advocacy .

Section 3 . 15.373 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

15.373 (2) Division for libraries , and technology , and community learning . There is created in the department of public instruction a division for libraries , and technology , and community learning .

Section 4 . 20.255 (1) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

20.255 (1) (d) Principal repayment and interest. A sum sufficient to reimburse s. 20.866 (1) (u) for the payment of principal and interest costs incurred in financing the acquisition, construction, development, enlargement or improvement of institutional facilities for individuals with hearing impairments under s. 115.52, individuals with visual impairments under s. 115.525, and reference and loan library resources for libraries and lifelong learning service facilities under s. 43.05 (11) and to make payments under an agreement or ancillary arrangement entered into under s. 18.06 (8) (a).

Section 5 . 20.255 (2) (bc) of the statutes is amended to read:

20.255 (2) (bc) Aid for children-at-risk programs. The amounts in the schedule for aid for children-at-risk programs under s. 118.153 and for payments to the Educare Center of Milwaukee under 2005 Wisconsin Act 25, section 9137 (2n) .

Section 6 . 20.255 (2) (cf) of the statutes is amended to read:

20.255 (2) (cf) Alternative education grants. The amounts in the schedule for alternative education grants under s. 115.366 and for payments to the Second Chance Partnership under 2005 Wisconsin Act 25, section 9137 (3q) .

Section 7 . 20.866 (2) (zh) of the statutes, as affected by 2011 Wisconsin Act 32 , is amended to read:

20.866 (2) (zh) Public instruction; state school, state center and library facilities. From the capital improvement fund, a sum sufficient for the department of public instruction to acquire, construct, develop, enlarge , or improve institutional facilities for individuals with hearing impairments and individuals with visual impairments and reference and loan library resources for libraries and lifelong learning service facilities. The state may contract public debt in an amount not to exceed $12,350,600 for this purpose.

Section 8 . 35.81 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

35.81 (1) "Division" means the division for libraries , and technology , and community learning in the department of public instruction.

Section 9 . 35.82 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

35.82 (1) The state historical society, the legislative reference bureau and the reference and loan library resources for libraries and lifelong learning service of the department of public instruction are designated as state document depository libraries and shall receive state documents delivered under s. 35.83 (3).

Section 10 . 35.83 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

35.83 (3) (c) The reference and loan library resources for libraries and lifelong learning service of the department of public instruction, one copy.

Section 11 . 43.01 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

43.01 (2) "Division" means the division for libraries , and technology , and community learning in the department.

Section 12 . 43.03 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:

43.03 (7) Contract for service with libraries and other resource providers in and outside of this state to serve as resources of specialized library materials and information not available in from the reference and loan library resources for libraries and lifelong learning service under s. 43.05 (11).

Section 13 . 43.05 (11) of the statutes is amended to read:

43.05 (11) Maintain a reference and loan library resources for libraries and lifelong learning service to supplement the collections of all types of libraries in this state by providing specialized materials not appropriately held and information sources not provided by local libraries or readily available from other area or state-level resource providers. The library service shall provide specialized library and information services to state agency libraries and state employees, institution libraries, public library systems, public libraries, school libraries , and other types of libraries according to policies developed by the division. Library and information services may include development of collections of specialized materials, interlibrary loan services, reference services, provision of database search services , and maintenance of a statewide database of library materials. The library service may contract with state agencies and libraries to provide library material cataloging and processing services.

Section 14 . 43.24 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

43.24 (2) (a) Written agreements to provide, to any resident of the system area, the same library services, on the same terms, that are provided to the residents of the municipality or county that established the member library, except for the group programming preference authorized under that comply with s. 43.15 (4) (c) 4. , and to provide for the interlibrary loan of materials among all participating public libraries, as evidenced by agreements with those with all member libraries.

Section 15 . 43.27 of the statutes is amended to read:

43.27 Distribution of materials from reference and loan resources for libraries and lifelong learning collection to public library systems. The division may disperse to public library systems, without charge, materials from the collection of the reference and loan library resources for libraries and lifelong learning service that the division determines are not appropriately held in the collection of the reference and loan library resources for libraries and lifelong learning service .

Section 16 . 49.155 (1g) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:

49.155 (1g) (f) The department's share of the costs for the Child Care Information Center operated by the division for libraries , and technology , and community learning in the department of public instruction.

Section 17 . 49.45 (2) (a) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:

49.45 (2) (a) 5. Cooperate with the division for learning support , equity and advocacy in the department of public instruction to carry out the provisions of Title XIX.

Section 18 . 115.76 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:

115.76 (6) "Division" means the division for learning support , equity and advocacy in the department.

Section 19 . 115.762 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:

115.762 (title) Division for learning support , equity and advocacy . (1) Appointment of administrator. The state superintendent shall appoint the administrator of the division.

Section 20 . 119.28 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:

119.28 (5) Any action under subs. (3) and (4) shall be subject to the direction of the state superintendent and the division for learning support , equity and advocacy in the department as provided by law.