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10. The bill eliminates the school levy property tax credit and the first dollar
property tax credit in 2023.
11. The bill provides additional funding of $1,090,000,000 in the 2022-23
school year for general school aid for purposes of maintaining compliance with
maintenance of effort requirements of the federal Consolidated Appropriations Act
and the federal American Rescue Plan Act.
Technical college and two-year UW campus fee remission program
The bill creates a one-year fee remission program to cover resident tuition and
fees at technical colleges and two-year University of Wisconsin System schools (UW
branch campuses).
The bill creates a Freedom to Learn Program to provide full fee remission in the
2022-23 academic year to resident students enrolled in technical colleges or UW
branch campuses who have completed the federal Free Application for Federal
Student Aid. Under the program, students receive full remission of the balance of
tuition and fees after other grants and scholarships awarded to the student are
applied. The bill creates a sum sufficient appropriation for the UW System to fund
the program for UW branch campus students and a sum sufficient appropriation for
the Technical College System Board to make grants to technical colleges to fund the
program for technical college students. The UW System and TCS Board must
establish requirements for the completion of community service as a condition of
receiving fee remission under the 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:
SB1104,1 1Section 1. 20.005 (3) (schedule) of the statutes: at the appropriate place, insert
2the following amounts for the purposes indicated: - See PDF for table PDF - See PDF for table PDF - See PDF for table PDF
SB1104,2 1Section 2. 20.155 (1) (a) of the statutes is created to read:
SB1104,7,52 20.155 (1) (a) State broadband office; planning and line extension grants. The
3amounts in the schedule for the operations of the state broadband office within the
4public service commission, for broadband planning grants under s. 196.504 (2g), and
5for financial assistance grants for broadband line extension under s. 196.504 (2r).
SB1104,3 6Section 3. 20.155 (3) (a) of the statutes is created to read:
SB1104,7,97 20.155 (3) (a) Broadband expansion grants; general purpose revenue. As a
8continuing appropriation, the amounts in the schedule for broadband expansion
9grants under s. 196.504 (2).
SB1104,4 10Section 4. 20.155 (3) (r) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1104,8,211 20.155 (3) (r) Broadband expansion grants; transfers. From the universal
12service fund, all moneys transferred under s. 196.218 (3) (a) 2s. a., 2015 Wisconsin
13Act 55
, section 9236 (1v), 2017 Wisconsin Act 59, section 9237 (1) and (2) (a), and 2019

1Wisconsin Act 9, section 9201 (1), for broadband expansion grants under s. 196.504
2(2).
SB1104,5 3Section 5. 20.155 (3) (rm) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1104,8,64 20.155 (3) (rm) Broadband grants; other funding. From the universal service
5fund, as a continuing appropriation, all moneys transferred under s. 196.218 (3) (a)
62s. b., for broadband expansion grants under s. 196.504 (2).
SB1104,6 7Section 6 . 20.255 (2) (ac) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1104,8,138 20.255 (2) (ac) General equalization aids. The amounts in the schedule A sum
9sufficient
for the payment of educational aids under ss. 121.08, 121.09, 121.095, and
10121.105, 121.137 and subch. VI of ch. 121 equal to the amount determined by the joint
11committee on finance under s. 121.15 (3m) (c) in the 2022-23 fiscal year and
12biennially thereafter, and equal to the amount determined by law in the 2023-24
13fiscal year and biennially thereafter
.
SB1104,7 14Section 7 . 20.255 (2) (ag) of the statutes is created to read:
SB1104,8,1615 20.255 (2) (ag) Hold harmless aid. A sum sufficient for hold harmless aid to
16school districts under s. 121.10.
SB1104,8 17Section 8 . 20.285 (1) (cm) of the statutes is created to read:
SB1104,8,2018 20.285 (1) (cm) Freedom to learn program. A sum sufficient for the program
19under s. 36.27 (3t). No moneys may be encumbered under this paragraph after June
2030, 2023.
SB1104,9 21Section 9 . 20.292 (1) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
SB1104,8,2422 20.292 (1) (b) Freedom to learn program. A sum sufficient for the program
23under s. 38.24 (6m). No moneys may be encumbered under this paragraph after June
2430, 2023.
SB1104,10 25Section 10. 20.437 (2) (eg) of the statutes is created to read:
SB1104,9,2
120.437 (2) (eg) Internet assistance program. The amounts in the schedule for
2the Internet assistance program under s. 49.168.
SB1104,11 3Section 11 . 36.27 (3t) of the statutes is created to read:
SB1104,9,74 36.27 (3t) Freedom to learn program. (a) Definition. In this subsection,
5“branch campus" means any branch campus associated with a university as a result
6of the system's restructuring plan approved by the Higher Learning Commission on
7or about June 28, 2018.
SB1104,9,118 (b) Establishment of program. There is established, to be administered by the
9board, a freedom to learn program to grant full remission of academic fees and
10segregated fees to students who meet the eligibility criteria specified in this
11subsection.
SB1104,9,1412 (c) Eligibility for fee remission. Subject to pars. (e), (f), and (g), a student is
13eligible for fee remission under this subsection if the student meets all of the
14following criteria:
SB1104,9,1615 1. The student is enrolled in a branch campus and is considered to be a resident
16of this state under sub. (2).
SB1104,9,1817 2. The student has completed the federal Free Application for Federal Student
18Aid, as described in 20 USC 1090 (a), for the applicable academic year.
SB1104,9,2319 (d) Full fee remission. 1. Subject to subd. 3., the board shall grant full remission
20of the balance of an eligible student's academic fees and segregated fees after first
21deducting the total amount of all grants and scholarships awarded to the student
22intended to cover all or part of the student's academic fees and segregated fees, as
23determined by the branch campus in which the student is enrolled.
SB1104,9,2524 2. All fee remissions under this subsection shall be funded from the
25appropriation account under s. 20.285 (1) (cm).
SB1104,10,2
13. The board shall grant fee remissions under this subsection only for the
22022-23 academic year.
SB1104,10,53 (e) Limitations. 1. A student is not eligible for any fee remission under this
4subsection after the student has met all requirements for an associate degree or
5diploma in the student's program at a branch campus.
SB1104,10,106 2. The board may not grant any fee remission under this subsection to a person
7whose name appears on the statewide support lien docket under s. 49.854 (2) (b),
8unless the person provides to the board a payment agreement that has been
9approved by the county child support agency under s. 59.53 (5) and that is consistent
10with rules promulgated under s. 49.858 (2) (a).
SB1104,10,1311 (f) Community service. The board shall establish requirements for the
12completion of community service, which may include mentoring, as a condition of
13receiving any fee remission under this subsection.
SB1104,10,1614 (g) Application of other grants and scholarships. As a condition of receiving any
15fee remission under this subsection, a student enrolled in a branch campus shall do
16all of the following:
SB1104,10,1817 1. Attempt to secure available federal, state, and institutional grants and
18scholarships.
SB1104,10,2019 2. Authorize the disclosure to the board of the type and amount of any other
20grant or scholarship awarded to the student as a result of subd. 1.
SB1104,10,2321 3. Disclose to the financial aid office of the branch campus any grant or
22scholarship received by the student, from any source, that is not disbursed through
23the financial aid office, including the type and amount of the grant or scholarship.
SB1104,10,2524 (h) Forms and guidelines. The board may establish forms and guidelines to
25administer the program under this subsection.
SB1104,12
1Section 12. 38.24 (6m) of the statutes is created to read:
SB1104,11,62 38.24 (6m) Freedom to learn program. (a) Establishment of program. There
3is established, to be administered by the board, a freedom to learn program to provide
4grants to district boards for the purpose of granting full remission of fees under sub.
5(1m) to students enrolled in technical colleges of the district who meet the eligibility
6criteria specified in this subsection.
SB1104,11,97 (b) Eligibility for fee remission. Subject to pars. (d), (e), and (f), a student is
8eligible for fee remission under this subsection if the student meets all of the
9following criteria:
SB1104,11,1110 1. The student is enrolled in a technical college and is considered to be a
11resident of this state for purposes of determining the student's fees under sub. (1m).
SB1104,11,1312 2. The student has completed the federal Free Application for Federal Student
13Aid, as described in 20 USC 1090 (a), for the applicable academic year.
SB1104,11,1814 (c) Grants to district boards; full fee remission. 1. From the appropriation
15under s. 20.292 (1) (b), the board shall award grants to district boards to cover the
16expense to district boards of granting full fee remission under this subsection. The
17board may not award grants to district boards under this subdivision after June 30,
182023.
SB1104,11,2319 2. Subject to subd. 3., for students enrolled in the technical colleges of a district,
20the district board shall grant full remission of the balance of an eligible student's fees
21under sub. (1m) after first deducting the total amount of all grants and scholarships
22awarded to the student intended to cover all or part of the student's fees, as
23determined by the district board.
SB1104,11,2524 3. Each district board shall grant fee remissions under this subsection only for
25the 2022-23 academic year.
SB1104,12,3
1(d) Limitations. 1. A student is not eligible for any fee remission under this
2subsection after the student has met all requirements for an associate degree or
3diploma in the student's program at a technical college.
SB1104,12,84 2. A district board may not grant any fee remission under this subsection to a
5person whose name appears on the statewide support lien docket under s. 49.854 (2)
6(b), unless the person provides to the district board a payment agreement that has
7been approved by the county child support agency under s. 59.53 (5) and that is
8consistent with rules promulgated under s. 49.858 (2) (a).
SB1104,12,119 (e) Community service. The board shall establish requirements for the
10completion of community service, which may include mentoring, as a condition of
11receiving any fee remission under this subsection.
SB1104,12,1412 (f) Application of other grants and scholarships. As a condition of receiving any
13fee remission under this subsection, a student enrolled in a technical college shall do
14all of the following:
SB1104,12,1615 1. Attempt to secure available federal, state, and institutional grants and
16scholarships.
SB1104,12,1817 2. Authorize the disclosure to the district board of the type and amount of any
18other grant or scholarship awarded to the student as a result of subd. 1.
SB1104,12,2119 3. Disclose to the financial aid office of the technical college any grant or
20scholarship received by the student, from any source, that is not disbursed through
21the financial aid office, including the type and amount of the grant or scholarship.
SB1104,12,2322 (g) Forms and guidelines. The board may establish forms and guidelines for
23district boards to use in administering the program under this subsection.
SB1104,13 24Section 13. 49.168 of the statutes is created to read:
SB1104,13,7
149.168 Internet assistance program. (1) The department shall establish
2an Internet assistance program under which it shall, from the appropriation under
3s. 20.437 (2) (eg) and the allocation under s. 49.175 (1) (x), make payments to Internet
4service providers on behalf of low-income individuals to assist with paying for
5Internet service. Assistance under this program may be provided only after other
6assistance program options have been exhausted. The department may contract for
7the administration of the program.
SB1104,13,10 8(2) The department shall promulgate rules to implement the program under
9this section and shall include a financial eligibility requirement that the family
10income of a recipient not exceed 200 percent of the poverty line.
SB1104,14 11Section 14. 49.175 (1) (x) of the statutes is created to read:
SB1104,13,1312 49.175 (1) (x) Internet assistance program. For the Internet assistance
13program under s. 49.168, $20,000,000 in each fiscal year.
SB1104,15 14Section 15. 66.0422 (1) (cg) of the statutes is created to read:
SB1104,13,1715 66.0422 (1) (cg) “Underserved area" means an area of this state that is
16designated as an underserved area by the public service commission under s. 196.504
17(2) (d).
SB1104,16 18Section 16. 66.0422 (1) (cr) of the statutes is created to read:
SB1104,13,2019 66.0422 (1) (cr) “Unserved area” means an area of this state that is designated
20as an unserved area by the public service commission under s. 196.504 (2) (e).
SB1104,17 21Section 17. 66.0422 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1104,14,622 66.0422 (2) (c) No less than 30 days before the public hearing, the local
23government prepares and makes available for public inspection a report estimating
24the total costs of, and revenues derived from, constructing, owning, or operating the
25facility and including a cost-benefit analysis of the facility for a period of at least 3

1years. The costs that are subject to this paragraph include personnel costs and costs
2of acquiring, installing, maintaining, repairing, or operating any plant or
3equipment, and include an appropriate allocated portion of costs of personnel, plant,
4or equipment that are used to provide jointly both telecommunications services and
5other services. This paragraph does not apply to a broadband facility that is intended
6to serve an underserved or unserved area.
SB1104,18 7Section 18. 66.0422 (3d) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1104,14,168 66.0422 (3d) (intro.) Subsection (2) does not apply to a facility for providing
9broadband service to an area within the boundaries of a local government if the local
10government asks, in writing, each person that provides broadband service within the
11boundaries of the local government whether the person currently provides
12broadband service to the area and, if the area is not an underserved or unserved area,
13whether the person intends to provide broadband service to the area within 9
14months, or, if the area is an underserved or unserved area, whether the person
15actively plans to provide broadband service to the area within 3 months and
any of
16the following are satisfied:
SB1104,19 17Section 19. 66.0422 (3d) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1104,14,2518 66.0422 (3d) (a) The local government asks, in writing, each person that
19provides broadband service within the boundaries of the local government whether
20the person currently provides broadband service to the area or intends to provide
21broadband service within 9 months to the area and within 60 days after receiving the
22written request no person responds in writing to the
The local government does not
23receive a response in writing
that the a person currently provides broadband service
24to the area or intends or actively plans to provide broadband service to the area
25within 9 months the relevant time period.
SB1104,20
1Section 20. 66.0422 (3d) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1104,15,52 66.0422 (3d) (b) The local government determines that a person who responded
3to a written request under par. (a) that the person currently provides broadband
4service to the area did not actually provide broadband service to the area and no other
5person makes the response responds to the local government described in par. (a).
SB1104,21 6Section 21. 66.0422 (3d) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1104,15,127 66.0422 (3d) (c) The local government determines that a person who responded
8to a written request under par. (a) that the person intended or actively planned to
9provide broadband service to the area within 9 months the relevant time period did
10not actually provide broadband service to the area within 9 months the relevant time
11period
and no other person makes the response responds to the local government
12described in par. (a).
SB1104,22 13Section 22. 66.0422 (3m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1104,15,1614 66.0422 (3m) (b) The municipality itself does not use the facility to provide
15broadband service to end users. This paragraph does not apply to a facility that is
16intended to serve an underserved or unserved area.
SB1104,23 17Section 23. 66.0422 (3m) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1104,15,2218 66.0422 (3m) (c) The municipality determines that, at the time that the
19municipality authorizes the construction, ownership, or operation of the facility,
20whichever occurs first, the facility does not compete with more than one provider of
21broadband service. This paragraph does not apply to a facility that is intended to
22serve an underserved or unserved area.
SB1104,24 23Section 24 . 79.10 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1104,16,224 79.10 (4) School levy tax credit. Except as provided in sub. (5m), the amount
25appropriated under s. 20.835 (3) (b) shall be distributed to municipalities in

1proportion to their share of the sum of average school tax levies for all municipalities.
2No municipality shall receive a payment under this subsection after 2022.
SB1104,25 3Section 25 . 79.10 (5m) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1104,16,94 79.10 (5m) First dollar credit. Each municipality shall receive, from the
5appropriation under s. 20.835 (3) (b), an amount determined by multiplying the
6school tax rate by the estimated fair market value, not exceeding the value
7determined under sub. (11) (d), of every parcel of real property with improvements
8that is located in the municipality. No municipality shall receive a payment under
9this subsection after 2022.
SB1104,26 10Section 26 . 79.14 of the statutes is amended to read:
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