SB871: Bill Text

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2023 - 2024 LEGISLATURE

2023 Senate BILL 871

January 5, 2024 - Introduced by Senators Carpenter, Agard, Smith, Hesselbein, L. Johnson, Larson, Roys, Spreitzer, Taylor and Pfaff, cosponsored by Representatives Myers, Joers, Jacobson, Palmeri, Andraca, Baldeh, Clancy, Conley, Considine, Drake, J. Anderson, Madison, Moore Omokunde, Neubauer, Ratcliff, Shelton, Sinicki, Emerson, Subeck, Stubbs and Ortiz-Velez. Referred to Committee on Education.

SB871,1,3 An Act to amend 119.04 (1); and to create 20.255 (2) (dv) and 115.457 of the statutes; relating to: an energy efficiency grant program for school districts, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation.

Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill creates a $10,000,000 per year grant program under which the Department of Public Instruction must award grants to school districts for energy efficiency projects in school buildings. For the first two school years of the grant program, DPI must give preference in awarding grants to projects that relate to heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems. DPI may promulgate rules to implement the grant program.

For further information see the state and local fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.

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

SB871,1 Section 1. 20.005 (3) (schedule) of the statutes: at the appropriate place, insert the following amounts for the purposes indicated: - See PDF for table

SB871,2 Section 2. 20.255 (2) (dv) of the statutes is created to read:

SB871,2,3 20.255 (2) (dv) Energy efficiency projects; grants. The amounts in the schedule for grants to school districts under s. 115.457.

SB871,3 Section 3. 115.457 of the statutes is created to read:

SB871,2,7 115.457 Energy efficiency projects; grants. (1) Beginning in the 2023-2024 school year, the department shall award grants to school districts for energy efficiency projects in school buildings.

SB871,2,10 (2) In awarding grants under this section for the 2023-24 and 2024-25 school years, the department shall give preference to projects that relate to heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems.

SB871,2,11 (3) The department may promulgate rules to implement this section.

SB871,4 Section 4. 119.04 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB871,3,5 119.04 (1) Subchapters IV, V and VII of ch. 115, ch. 121 and ss. 66.0235 (3) (c), 66.0603 (1m) to (3), 115.01 (1) and (2), 115.28, 115.31, 115.33, 115.34, 115.343, 115.345, 115.363, 115.364, 115.365 (3), 115.366, 115.367, 115.38 (2), 115.415, 115.445, 115.457, 118.001 to 118.04, 118.045, 118.06, 118.07, 118.075, 118.076, 118.10, 118.12, 118.125 to 118.14, 118.145 (4), 118.15, 118.153, 118.16, 118.162, 118.163, 118.164, 118.18, 118.19, 118.196, 118.20, 118.223, 118.225, 118.24 (1), (2) (c) to (f), (6), (8), and (10), 118.245, 118.25, 118.255, 118.258, 118.291, 118.292, 118.293, 118.2935, 118.30 to 118.43, 118.46, 118.50, 118.51, 118.52, 118.53, 118.55, 118.56, 120.12 (2m), (4m), (5), and (15) to (27), 120.125, 120.13 (1), (2) (b) to (g), (3), (14), (17) to (19), (26), (34), (35), (37), (37m), and (38), 120.137, 120.14, 120.20, 120.21 (3), and 120.25 are applicable to a 1st class city school district and board but not, unless explicitly provided in this chapter or in the terms of a contract, to the commissioner or to any school transferred to an opportunity schools and partnership program.

SB871,5 Section 5. Effective date.

SB871,3,8 (1) This act takes effect on the day after publication, or on the 2nd day after publication of the 2023 biennial budget act, whichever is later.

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