AB68: Bill Text

AB68,162 Section 162. 16.954 of the statutes is created to read:

AB68,265,7 16.954 Office of sustainability and clean energy. (1) Definitions. In this section:

AB68,265,8 (a) “Office” means the office of sustainability and clean energy.

AB68,265,9 (b) “Public utility” has the meaning given in s. 196.01 (5).

AB68,265,11 (2) Initiatives. The office shall work on initiatives that have the following goals:

AB68,265,13 (a) Promoting the development and use of clean and renewable energy across this state.

AB68,265,16 (b) Advancing innovative sustainability solutions in ways that improve this state's economy and environment, including energy initiatives that reduce carbon emissions, accelerate economic growth, and lower customer energy costs.

AB68,265,19 (c) Diversifying the resources used to reliably meet the energy needs of consumers in this state and generate family-supporting jobs through the expansion of this state's clean energy economy.

AB68,265,20 (3) Other duties. The office shall do all of the following:

AB68,265,23 (a) Provide advice and support to state agencies in developing or retrofitting sustainable infrastructure to reduce energy use and lessen negative impacts on this state's air and water quality.

AB68,266,3 (b) Study and report on the status of existing clean and renewable energy efforts by the state, including economic development initiatives, and develop future energy policy opportunities for consideration by the governor and state agencies.

AB68,266,6 (c) Serve as a single point of contact to assist businesses, local units of government, and nongovernmental organizations that are pursuing clean energy opportunities.

AB68,266,8 (d) Identify and share information about clean energy funding and employment opportunities for private and state and local governmental entities.

AB68,266,11 (e) Take other steps necessary to facilitate the implementation of the initiatives specified in sub. (2) and to identify and address barriers to the implementation of those initiatives.

AB68,266,14 (4) Clean energy grants. The office shall establish a program for making grants from the appropriation under s. 20.505 (4) (q) to fund research in support of clean energy production.

AB68,266,20 (5) Technical assistance. (a) The office may provide technical assistance to local governmental units and private entities to assist in the planning and implementation of energy efficiency and renewable resources and may charge for those services. The office may request technical and staff assistance from other state agencies in providing technical assistance to those units of government and private entities.

AB68,266,24 (b) The office may require a public utility to provide energy billing and use data regarding public schools, if the office determines that the data are necessary to provide technical assistance under par. (a) in public schools, including those with the highest energy costs.

AB68,267,2 (c) The office shall consult with the public service commission in implementing this subsection.

AB68,163 Section 163 . 16.969 (title) of the statutes is renumbered 196.492 (title).

AB68,164 Section 164 . 16.969 (1) (intro.) and (b) of the statutes are consolidated, renumbered 196.492 (1) and amended to read:

AB68,267,8 196.492 (1) In this section: (b) “High-voltage, “high-voltage transmission line" means a high-voltage transmission line, as defined in s. 196.491 (1) (f), that is designed for operation at a nominal voltage of 345 kilovolts or more.

AB68,165 Section 165 . 16.969 (1) (a) of the statutes is repealed.

AB68,166 Section 166 . 16.969 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 196.492 (2), and 196.492 (2) (intro.), as renumbered, is amended to read:

AB68,267,15 196.492 (2) (intro.) The department commission shall promulgate rules that require a person who is issued a certificate of public convenience and necessity by the commission under s. 196.491 (3) for a high-voltage transmission line to pay the department commission the following fees:

AB68,167 Section 167 . 16.969 (3) of the statutes is renumbered 196.492 (3), and 196.492 (3) (a) and (b) 1. and 2., as renumbered, are amended to read:

AB68,267,22 196.492 (3) (a) The department commission shall distribute the fees that are paid by a person under the rules promulgated under sub. (2) (a) to each town, village and city that is identified by the commission under s. 196.491 (3) (gm) in proportion to the amount of investment that is allocated by the commission under s. 196.491 (3) (gm) to each such town, village and city.

AB68,268,2 (b) 1. The department commission shall pay 50 percent of the fee to each county that is identified by the commission under s. 196.491 (3) (gm) in proportion to the amount of investment that is allocated by the commission under s. 196.491 (3) (gm) to each such county.

AB68,268,6 2. The department commission shall pay 50 percent of the fee to each town, village and city that is identified by the commission under s. 196.491 (3) (gm) in proportion to the amount of investment that is allocated by the commission under s. 196.491 (3) (gm) to each such town, village and city.

AB68,168 Section 168 . 16.969 (4) of the statutes is renumbered 196.492 (4).

AB68,169 Section 169. 16.971 (2) (o) of the statutes is created to read:

AB68,268,11 16.971 (2) (o) Assist the elections commission with information technology systems development for purposes of facilitating the registration of eligible electors under s. 6.256.

AB68,170 Section 170. 16.978 of the statutes is created to read:

AB68,268,14 16.978 Enterprise data management and analytics. (1) In this section, “office” means the office of digital transformation.

AB68,268,17 (2) The office may establish an enterprise data management and analytics program to gather, combine, and analyze data provided by one or more agencies to do any of the following:

AB68,268,18 (a) Evaluate the outcomes of state-funded programs.

AB68,268,20 (b) Develop and implement policies and strategies that promote the effective, efficient, and best use of state resources.

AB68,268,22 (c) Identify, prevent, or eliminate the fraudulent use of state funds, resources, and programs.

AB68,268,25 (3) (a) At the office's request, an agency shall provide data for use under the program. Each agency that provides data under the program shall comply with the data-sharing protocols established under sub. (4).

AB68,269,3 (b) An agency's provision of data to the office under par. (a) is considered a permitted use of the data for all purposes and may not be construed as a violation of law.

AB68,269,7 (c) An agency that provides data to the office under par. (a) remains the custodian of the data while it is in the custody of the office, and access to the data by that agency or any other person shall be determined by that agency in accordance with applicable law.

AB68,269,12 (d) 1. All confidential data an agency provides to the office under par. (a) remains confidential while in the custody of the office, and the same requirements that apply to the agency and its agents or employees with respect to the confidentiality of the data apply equally to the office and its agents or employees, including penalties for breach of confidentiality.

AB68,269,19 2. The office shall compare the results of any data analysis conducted with respect to confidential data against the confidentiality laws applicable to the source data to determine if the results retain any attributes of the source data that bring the results within the scope of any confidentiality requirement that applies to the source data. If so, the results are subject to all applicable confidentiality requirements, and, in the event of a conflict between applicable confidentiality requirements, the most stringent of those requirements shall control.

AB68,269,23 (4) In consultation with other agencies, the office shall develop a data-sharing protocol and a security plan for the program. The security plan shall establish how the data is to be protected. The data-sharing protocol shall include all of the following:

AB68,269,25 (a) How participating agencies may use confidential data in accordance with confidentiality laws applicable to the data provided.

AB68,270,1 (b) Who has authority to access data gathered under the program.

AB68,270,3 (c) How participating agencies shall make, verify, and retain corrections to personally identifying information gathered under the program.

AB68,171 Section 171. 16.99 (3b) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:

AB68,270,7 16.99 (3b) “Juvenile correctional facility" means a secured residential care center for children and youth, as defined in s. 938.02 (15g), operated by the department of corrections.

AB68,172 Section 172. 16.9945 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68,270,23 16.9945 (1) Competitive grants. (intro.) In fiscal years 2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20, and 2020-21, the 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:

AB68,173 Section 173. 16.9945 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68,271,5 16.9945 (2) Eligible school districts. A school district is eligible for a grant under this section in a fiscal year biennium if the school district's membership in the previous most recent school year for which finalized school year data is available, as determined in the first year of the fiscal biennium, divided by the school district's area in square miles is 16 or less.

AB68,174 Section 174. 16.9945 (2m) (a) 1m. of the statutes is created to read:

AB68,271,8 16.9945 (2m) (a) 1m. “Rural territory” means any territory located outside of urban areas.

AB68,175 Section 175. 16.9945 (2m) (a) 2. of the statutes is repealed.

AB68,176 Section 176. 16.9945 (2m) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68,271,13 16.9945 (2m) (a) 3. “Urbanized “Urban area” means an urban area, as defined by the U.S. bureau of the census, with a population of 50,000 or more that is located in this state.

AB68,177 Section 177. 16.9945 (2m) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 16.9945 (2m) (b) and amended to read:

AB68,271,21 16.9945 (2m) (b) A public library, including a library branch, is eligible for a grant under this section in a fiscal year biennium if the population of the municipality within which the public library or library branch is located, as determined in the first year of the fiscal biennium, is 20,000 or less and if the public library or library branch is located in one of the following areas of the state: a rural territory.

AB68,178 Section 178. 16.9945 (2m) (b) 1. to 3. of the statutes are repealed.

AB68,179 Section 179. 16.9945 (3m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68,272,3 16.9945 (3m) (a) If the population of the municipality within which the eligible public library or library branch, as defined in sub. (2m) (a) 1., is located is 2,000 or less, $5,000.

AB68,180 Section 180. 16.9945 (3m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68,272,7 16.9945 (3m) (b) If the population of the municipality within which the eligible public library or library branch, as defined in sub. (2m) (a) 1., is located is at least 2,001 but less than 5,000, $7,500.

AB68,181 Section 181. 16.9945 (3m) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68,272,11 16.9945 (3m) (c) If the population of the municipality within which the eligible public library or library branch, as defined in sub. (2m) (a) 1., is located is at least 5,000 but less than 20,001, $10,000.

AB68,182 Section 182. 16.9945 (4) of the statutes is renumbered 16.9945 (4) (a) and amended to read:

AB68,272,16 16.9945 (4) (a) The Except as provided in par. (b), the department cannot may not award grants under this section that total more than $3,000,000 in the 2019-20 or 2020-21 any fiscal year.

AB68,183 Section 183. 16.9945 (4) (b) of the statutes is created to read:

AB68,272,21 16.9945 (4) (b) In the second fiscal year of a fiscal biennium, the department may increase the maximum amount under par. (a) by an amount equal to the difference between the maximum amount under par. (a) and the amount the department awarded in the first fiscal year of the fiscal biennium.

AB68,184 Section 184. 16.9945 (4m) of the statutes is created to read:

AB68,272,25 16.9945 (4m) Notification. The department, at least annually, shall provide all school districts and public libraries located in this state that are eligible for grants under this section with information regarding how to apply for grants.

AB68,185 Section 185. 16.9945 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68,273,3 16.9945 (5) Sunset. The department may not award grants under this section after June 30, 2021 2025.

AB68,186 Section 186. 16.995 (2) of the statutes is repealed.

AB68,187 Section 187. 16.997 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68,273,12 16.997 (2) (b) Establish eligibility requirements for an educational agency to participate in the program established under sub. (1) and to receive additional telecommunications access under s. 16.998, including a requirement that a charter school sponsor use data lines to benefit pupils attending the charter school and a requirement that Internet access to material that is harmful to children, as defined in s. 948.11 (1) (b), is blocked on the computers of juvenile correctional facilities that are served by data links lines subsidized under this section.

AB68,188 Section 188. 16.997 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68,273,18 16.997 (2) (d) Require an educational agency to pay the department not more than $250 per month for each data line that is provided to the educational agency under the program established under sub. (1), except that the charge may not exceed $100 per month for each data line that relies on a transport medium that operates at a speed of 1.544 megabits less than one gigabit per second.

AB68,189 Section 189. 16.997 (2) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68,273,23 16.997 (2) (f) Ensure that juvenile correctional facilities an educational agency that receive receives access under this section to data lines or that receive receives additional access under s. 16.998 to data lines and bandwidth use uses those data lines and that bandwidth only primarily for educational purposes.

AB68,190 Section 190. 16.997 (2g) of the statutes is repealed.

AB68,191 Section 191. 16.997 (2r) of the statutes is repealed.

AB68,192 Section 192. 17.18 of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68,274,5 17.18 Vacancies, U.S. senator and representative in congress; how filled. Vacancies in the office of U.S. senator or representative in congress from this state shall be filled by election, as provided in s. 8.50 (4) (b), for the residue of the unexpired term (4m).

AB68,193 Section 193. 18.04 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68,274,11 18.04 (3) Each purpose enumerated in sub. (1) shall be construed to include any premium payable with respect thereto and the expenses of funding, refunding and acquiring public debt. Each purpose specified by the legislature under subs. (1) and (2) shall be construed to include the expenses of contracting and administering public debt.

AB68,194 Section 194. 18.08 (1) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68,274,17 18.08 (1) (a) 3. Premiums required for deposit in reserve funds or those necessary to pay expenses incurred in contracting and administering public debt or to make cost of issuance and other ancillary payments may be credited to one or more of the sinking funds of the bond security and redemption fund or to the capital improvement fund, as determined by the commission.