2021 - 2022 LEGISLATURE
January 4, 2022 - Introduced by Representatives Neubauer, Hesselbein, L. Myers,
Anderson, Andraca, Baldeh, Brostoff, Cabrera, Conley, Considine,
Emerson, Hebl, Hong, B. Meyers, Milroy, Ohnstad, Pope, S. Rodriguez,
Shankland, Shelton, Sinicki, Snodgrass, Spreitzer, Stubbs, Subeck, Vining
and Vruwink, cosponsored by Senators Bewley,
Smith, Ringhand, Larson,
Johnson, Roys, Erpenbach, Agard, L. Taylor and Carpenter. Referred to
Committee on Energy and Utilities.
AB798,1,4
1An Act to amend 119.04 (1); and
to create 20.255 (2) (dv) and 115.457 of the
2statutes;
relating to: an energy efficiency grant program for school districts,
3funding for the University of Wisconsin System, granting rule-making
4authority, and making an appropriation.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
This bill creates a 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.
The bill also provides additional funding for the University of Wisconsin
System under its general program operations for purposes of maintaining
compliance with maintenance of effort requirements of the federal Consolidated
Appropriations Act and the federal American Rescue Plan Act.
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:
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1Section
1. 20.005 (3) (schedule) of the statutes: at the appropriate place, insert
2the following amounts for the purposes indicated:
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3Section
2. 20.255 (2) (dv) of the statutes is created to read:
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20.255
(2) (dv)
Energy efficiency projects; grants. The amounts in the schedule
5for grants to school districts under s. 115.457.
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6Section
3. 115.457 of the statutes is created to read:
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7115.457 Energy efficiency projects; grants. (1) Beginning in the 2022-23
8school year, the department shall award grants to school districts for energy
9efficiency projects in school buildings.
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10(2) In awarding grants under this section for the 2022-23 and 2023-24 school
11years, the department shall give preference to projects that relate to heating,
12ventilation, and air conditioning systems.
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13(3) The department may promulgate rules to implement this section.
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14Section
4. 119.04 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
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119.04
(1) Subchapters IV, V
, and VII of ch. 115, ch. 121
, and ss. 66.0235 (3) (c),
1666.0603 (1m) to (3), 115.01 (1) and (2), 115.28, 115.31, 115.33, 115.34, 115.343,
17115.345, 115.363, 115.364, 115.365 (3), 115.366, 115.367, 115.38 (2), 115.415, 115.445,
18115.457, 118.001 to 118.04, 118.045, 118.06, 118.07, 118.075, 118.076, 118.10, 118.12,
19118.125 to 118.14, 118.145 (4), 118.15, 118.153, 118.16, 118.162, 118.163, 118.164,
20118.18, 118.19, 118.196, 118.20, 118.223, 118.225, 118.24 (1), (2) (c) to (f), (6), (8), and
1(10), 118.245, 118.25, 118.255, 118.258, 118.291, 118.292, 118.293, 118.30 to 118.43,
2118.46, 118.50, 118.51, 118.52, 118.53, 118.55, 118.56, 120.12 (2m), (4m), (5), and (15)
3to (27), 120.125, 120.13 (1), (2) (b) to (g), (3), (14), (17) to (19), (26), (34), (35), (37),
4(37m), and (38), 120.137, 120.14, 120.20, 120.21 (3), and 120.25 are applicable to a
51st class city school district and board but not, unless explicitly provided in this
6chapter or in the terms of a contract, to the commissioner or to any school transferred
7to an opportunity schools and partnership program.
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8Section
5.
Fiscal changes.
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(1)
UW System; general program operations. In the schedule under s. 20.005
10(3) for the appropriation to the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin
11System under s. 20.285 (1) (a), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2022-23 is increased
12by $970,000 for the purpose for which the appropriation is made.