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SB70-AA1,475,319 20.155 (3) (r) Broadband expansion grants; transfers. From the universal
20service fund, all moneys transferred under s. 196.218 (3) (a) 2s. a., 2015 Wisconsin

1Act 55, section 9236 (1v), 2017 Wisconsin Act 59, section 9237 (1) and (2) (a), and 2019
2Wisconsin Act 9
, section 9201 (1), for broadband expansion grants under s. 196.504
3(2).
SB70-AA1,1075 4Section 1075. 20.155 (3) (rm) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-AA1,475,75 20.155 (3) (rm) Broadband grants; other funding. From the universal service
6fund, as a continuing appropriation, all moneys transferred under s. 196.218 (3) (a)
72s. b., for broadband expansion grants under s. 196.504 (2).
SB70-AA1,1076 8Section 1076. 196.504 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-AA1,475,139 196.504 (2) (b) To prescribe the form, nature, and extent of the information that
10shall be contained in an application for a grant under this section subsection. The
11application shall require the applicant to identify the area of the state that will be
12affected by the proposed project and explain how the proposed project will increase
13broadband access.
SB70-AA1,1077 14Section 1077. 196.504 (2r) of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-AA1,475,1615 196.504 (2r) The commission shall administer the line extension assistance
16program and shall have the following powers:
SB70-AA1,475,2217 (a) To make financial assistance grants to residents of properties that are not
18served by a broadband service provider to assist in paying the customer costs
19associated with line extension necessary to connect broadband service to the
20properties. The amount of a financial assistance grant under this subsection may
21not exceed $4,000. Grants awarded under this subsection shall be paid from the
22appropriation under s. 20.155 (3) (b).
SB70-AA1,475,2523 (b) To establish criteria for evaluating applications and awarding financial
24assistance grants under this subsection. The criteria shall give priority to properties
25that serve as a primary residence.
SB70-AA1,1078
1Section 1078. 20.155 (1) (q) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-AA1,476,62 20.155 (1) (q) Universal telecommunications service; broadband service; digital
3equity
. From the universal service fund, the amounts in the schedule for the
4promotion of broadband service and, universal telecommunications service, and
5digital equity
for the purposes specified in s. 196.218 (5) (a) 1., 4., 8., 9., and 10., and
615
.
SB70-AA1,1079 7Section 1079. 196.01 (2n) of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-AA1,476,98 196.01 (2n) “Digital equity” means all individuals and communities have the
9information technology capacity needed to fully participate in society.
SB70-AA1,1080 10Section 1080. 196.218 (5) (a) 15. of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-AA1,476,1211 196.218 (5) (a) 15. To administer a digital equity program for the purposes
12specified under s. 196.504 (10).
SB70-AA1,1081 13Section 1081. 196.504 (10) of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-AA1,476,1514 196.504 (10) The commission shall administer a digital equity program under
15which it may do all of the following:
SB70-AA1,476,1616 (a) Provide outreach and assistance to promote digital equity.
SB70-AA1,476,1717 (b) Coordinate the administration of federal and state digital equity funding.
SB70-AA1,476,1818 (c) Provide digital navigation services.
SB70-AA1,476,1919 (d) Implement digital inclusion activities.
SB70-AA1,1082 20Section 1082. 66.0422 (1) (cr) of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-AA1,476,2221 66.0422 (1) (cr) “Unserved area” means an area of this state that is designated
22as an unserved area by the public service commission under s. 196.504 (2) (e).
SB70-AA1,1083 23Section 1083. 66.0422 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-AA1,477,824 66.0422 (2) (c) No less than 30 days before the public hearing, the local
25government prepares and makes available for public inspection a report estimating

1the total costs of, and revenues derived from, constructing, owning, or operating the
2facility and including a cost-benefit analysis of the facility for a period of at least 3
3years. The costs that are subject to this paragraph include personnel costs and costs
4of acquiring, installing, maintaining, repairing, or operating any plant or
5equipment, and include an appropriate allocated portion of costs of personnel, plant,
6or equipment that are used to provide jointly both telecommunications services and
7other services. This paragraph does not apply to a broadband facility that is intended
8to serve an unserved area.
SB70-AA1,1084 9Section 1084. 66.0422 (3d) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-AA1,477,1710 66.0422 (3d) (intro.) Subsection (2) does not apply to a facility for providing
11broadband service to an area within the boundaries of a local government if the local
12government asks, in writing, each person that provides broadband service within the
13boundaries of the local government whether the person currently provides
14broadband service to the area and, if the area is not an unserved area, whether the
15person intends to provide broadband service to the area within 9 months, or, if the
16area is an unserved area, whether the person actively plans to provide broadband
17service to the area within 3 months and
any of the following are satisfied:
SB70-AA1,1085 18Section 1085. 66.0422 (3d) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-AA1,478,219 66.0422 (3d) (a) The local government asks, in writing, each person that
20provides broadband service within the boundaries of the local government whether
21the person currently provides broadband service to the area or intends to provide
22broadband service within 9 months to the area and within 60 days after receiving the
23written request no person responds in writing to the
The local government does not
24receive a response in writing
that the a person currently provides broadband service

1to the area or intends or actively plans to provide broadband service to the area
2within 9 months the relevant time period.
SB70-AA1,1086 3Section 1086. 66.0422 (3d) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-AA1,478,74 66.0422 (3d) (b) The local government determines that a person who responded
5to a written request under par. (a) that the person currently provides broadband
6service to the area did not actually provide broadband service to the area and no other
7person makes the response responds to the local government described in par. (a).
SB70-AA1,1087 8Section 1087. 66.0422 (3d) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-AA1,478,149 66.0422 (3d) (c) The local government determines that a person who responded
10to a written request under par. (a) that the person intended or actively planned to
11provide broadband service to the area within 9 months the relevant time period did
12not actually provide broadband service to the area within 9 months the relevant time
13period
and no other person makes the response responds to the local government
14described in par. (a).
SB70-AA1,1088 15Section 1088. 66.0422 (3m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-AA1,478,1816 66.0422 (3m) (b) The municipality itself does not use the facility to provide
17broadband service to end users. This paragraph does not apply to a facility that is
18intended to serve an unserved area.
SB70-AA1,1089 19Section 1089. 66.0422 (3m) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-AA1,478,2420 66.0422 (3m) (c) The municipality determines that, at the time that the
21municipality authorizes the construction, ownership, or operation of the facility,
22whichever occurs first, the facility does not compete with more than one provider of
23broadband service. This paragraph does not apply to a facility that is intended to
24serve an unserved area.
SB70-AA1,1090 25Section 1090. 100.2091 of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-AA1,479,4
1100.2091 Broadband; discrimination prohibited. (1) No broadband
2service provider may deny access to broadband service to any group of potential
3residential customers because of the race or income of the residents in the area in
4which the group resides.
SB70-AA1,479,9 5(2) It is a defense to an alleged violation of sub. (1) based on income if, no later
6than 3 years after the date on which the broadband service provider began providing
7broadband service in this state, at least 30 percent of the households with access to
8the broadband service provider's broadband service in the area in which a group of
9potential residential customers resides are low-income households.
SB70-AA1,479,18 10(3) The department may enforce this section and may promulgate rules to
11implement and administer this section, including rules that define low-income
12households, and to align department rules with federal communications commission
13broadband rules. The department of justice may represent the department in an
14action to enforce this section. If the court finds that a broadband service provider has
15not complied with this section, the court shall order the broadband service provider
16to comply with this section within a reasonable amount of time and, notwithstanding
17s. 814.14 (1), shall award costs, including reasonable attorney fees, to the
18department of justice.
SB70-AA1,479,24 19(4) Any person that is affected by a failure to comply with this section may bring
20an action to enforce this section. If a court finds that a broadband service provider
21has not complied with this section, the court shall order the broadband service
22provider to comply with this section within a reasonable amount of time and,
23notwithstanding s. 814.14 (1), shall award costs, including reasonable attorney fees,
24to the person affected.
SB70-AA1,1091 25Section 1091. 100.2092 of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-AA1,480,5
1100.2092 Broadband service subscriber rights. (1) Rights. (a) A
2broadband service provider shall repair broadband service within 72 hours after a
3subscriber reports a service interruption or requests the repair if the service
4interruption is not the result of a major system-wide or large area emergency, such
5as a natural disaster.
SB70-AA1,480,96 (b) Upon notification by a subscriber of a service interruption, a broadband
7service provider shall give the subscriber a credit for one day of broadband service
8if broadband service is interrupted for more than 4 hours in one day and the
9interruption is caused by the broadband service provider.
SB70-AA1,480,1310 (c) Upon notification by a subscriber of a service interruption, a broadband
11service provider shall give the subscriber a credit for each hour that broadband
12service is interrupted if broadband service is interrupted for more than 4 hours in
13one day and the interruption is not caused by the broadband service provider.
SB70-AA1,480,1614 (d) Prior to entering into a service agreement with a subscriber, a broadband
15service provider shall disclose that a subscriber has a right to a credit for notifying
16the broadband service provider of a service interruption.
SB70-AA1,480,1817 (e) A broadband service provider shall provide broadband service that satisfies
18minimum standards established by the department by rule.
SB70-AA1,480,2019 (f) A broadband service provider shall give a subscriber at least 30 days'
20advance written notice before instituting a rate increase.
SB70-AA1,480,2321 (g) A broadband service provider shall give a subscriber at least 7 days' advance
22written notice of any scheduled routine maintenance that causes a service slowdown,
23interruption, or outage.
SB70-AA1,481,3
1(h) A broadband service provider shall give a subscriber at least 10 days'
2advance written notice of disconnecting service, unless the disconnection is
3requested by the subscriber.
SB70-AA1,481,64 (i) Prior to entering into a service agreement with a subscriber, a broadband
5service provider shall disclose the factors that may cause the actual broadband speed
6experience to vary, including the number of users and device limitations.
SB70-AA1,481,97 (j) A broadband service provider shall provide broadband service to a
8subscriber as described in point-of-sale advertisements and representations made
9to the subscriber.
SB70-AA1,481,1210 (k) A broadband service provider shall give a subscriber at least 10 days'
11advance written notice of a change in a factor that may cause the originally disclosed
12broadband speed experience to vary.
SB70-AA1,481,1713 (L) A broadband service provider shall allow a subscriber to terminate a
14contract and receive a full refund without fees if the provider sells a service that does
15not satisfy the requirements established under par. (e) and the broadband service
16provider does not satisfy the requirements established under par. (e) within one
17month of written notification from the subscriber.
SB70-AA1,481,21 18(2) Advertising. A broadband service provider shall disclose the factors that
19may cause the actual broadband speed experience of a subscriber to vary, including
20the number of users and device limitations, in each advertisement of the speed of the
21provider's service, including in all of the following types of advertisements:
SB70-AA1,481,2222 (a) Television and other commercials.
SB70-AA1,481,2323 (b) Internet and email advertisements.
SB70-AA1,481,2424 (c) Print advertisements and bill inserts.
SB70-AA1,482,2
1(d) Any other advertising method or solicitation for the sale of new or upgraded
2broadband service.
SB70-AA1,482,5 3(3) Rules. The department may promulgate rules to implement and
4administer this section, including rules to align department rules with federal
5communications commission broadband rules.
SB70-AA1,482,9 6(4) Penalty; enforcement. (a) A person who violates this section may be
7required to forfeit not more than $1,000 for each violation and not more than $10,000
8for each occurrence. Failure to give a notice required under sub. (1) (f) to more than
9one subscriber shall be considered one violation.
SB70-AA1,482,1110 (b) The department or a district attorney may institute civil proceedings under
11this section.
SB70-AA1,1092 12Section 1092. 165.25 (4) (ar) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-AA1,482,1913 165.25 (4) (ar) The department of justice shall furnish all legal services
14required by the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection relating
15to the enforcement of ss. 91.68, 93.73, 100.171, 100.173, 100.174, 100.175, 100.177,
16100.18, 100.182, 100.195, 100.20, 100.205, 100.207, 100.209, 100.2091, 100.2092,
17100.21, 100.28, 100.37, 100.42, 100.50, 100.51, 100.55, and 846.45 and chs. 126, 136,
18344, 704, 707, and 779, together with any other services as are necessarily connected
19to the legal services.
SB70-AA1,1093 20Section 1093. 196.5048 of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-AA1,482,22 21196.5048 Internet service provider registration. No person may provide
22Internet service in this state unless the person registers with the commission.
SB70-AA1,9302 23Section 9302. Initial applicability; Agriculture, Trade and Consumer
24Protection.
SB70-AA1,483,3
1(1) Subscribers terminating broadband contracts. The treatment of s.
2100.2092 (1) (L) first applies to a contract that is entered into, renewed, or modified
3on the effective date of this subsection.
SB70-AA1,9436 4Section 9436. Effective dates; Public Service Commission.
SB70-AA1,483,65 (1) Internet service provider registration requirement. The treatment of s.
6196.5048 takes effect on January 1, 2024.”.
SB70-AA1,483,7 7182. Page 374, line 11: after that line insert:
SB70-AA1,483,8 8 Section 9238. Fiscal changes; Safety and Professional Services.
SB70-AA1,483,17 9(1) Audit program. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation
10to the department of safety and professional services s. 20.165 (2) (j), the dollar
11amount for fiscal year 2023-24 is increased by $315,300 to increase the authorized
12FTE positions for the public service commission by 5.0 PR positions, to implement
13an audit program for certain building plan review activities and inspections
14oversight. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department
15of safety and professional services under s. 20.165 (2) (j), the dollar amount for fiscal
16year 2024-25 is increased by $408,300 to provide funding for the positions
17authorized under this subsection.
SB70-AA1,484,218 (2) Municipal building inspection program. In the schedule under s. 20.005
19(3) for the appropriation to the department of safety and professional services s.
2020.165 (2) (j), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2023-24 is increased by $70,800 to
21increase the authorized FTE positions for the public service commission by 1.0 PR
22position, to coordinate municipal building inspection programs. In the schedule
23under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of safety and professional

1services under s. 20.165 (2) (j), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2024-25 is increased
2by $90,400 to provide funding for the position authorized under this subsection.”.
SB70-AA1,484,3 3183. Page 374, line 11: after that line insert:
SB70-AA1,484,5 4 Section 1094. 20.165 (2) (j) of the statutes, as affected by 2017 Wisconsin Act
5331
, section 2, is amended to read:
SB70-AA1,484,126 20.165 (2) (j) Safety and building operations. The amounts in the schedule for
7the purposes of chs. 101 and 145 and ss. 167.35, 236.12 (2) (ap), 236.13 (1) (d) and
8(2m), and 236.335 and for the purpose of transferring the amounts in the schedule
9under par. (kf) to the appropriation account under par. (kf)
. All moneys received
10under ch. 145 and ss. 101.178, 101.19, 101.63 (9), 101.654 (3), 101.73 (12), 101.82 (4),
11101.955 (2), 167.35 (2) (f), and 236.12 (7) shall be credited to this appropriation
12account.
SB70-AA1,1095 13Section 1095. 20.165 (2) (kf) of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-AA1,484,1814 20.165 (2) (kf) Private on-site wastewater treatment system replacement and
15rehabilitation.
As a continuing appropriation, the amounts in the schedule for
16financial assistance under the private on-site wastewater treatment system
17replacement and rehabilitation program under s. 145.246. All moneys transferred
18from par. (j) shall be credited to this appropriation account.
SB70-AA1,1096 19Section 1096. 145.20 (5) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 2017 Wisconsin Act
2059
, is amended to read:
SB70-AA1,485,1021 145.20 (5) (a) The department shall establish a maintenance program to be
22administered by governmental units responsible for the regulation of private on-site
23wastewater treatment systems. The department shall determine the private on-site
24wastewater treatment systems to which the maintenance program applies. At a

1minimum the maintenance program is applicable to all new or replacement private
2on-site wastewater treatment systems constructed in a governmental unit after the
3date on which the governmental unit adopts this program. The department may
4apply the maintenance program by rule to private on-site wastewater treatment
5systems constructed in a governmental unit responsible for the regulation of private
6on-site wastewater treatment systems on or before the date on which the
7governmental unit adopts the program. The department shall determine the private
8on-site wastewater treatment systems to which the maintenance program applies
9in governmental units that do not meet the conditions for eligibility under s. 145.246
10(8).
SB70-AA1,1097 11Section 1097. 145.20 (5) (am) of the statutes, as affected by 2017 Wisconsin
12Act 59
, is amended to read:
SB70-AA1,485,2013 145.20 (5) (am) Each governmental unit responsible for the regulation of
14private on-site wastewater treatment systems shall adopt and begin the
15administration of the program established under par. (a) before October 1, 2019. As
16part of adopting and administering the program, the governmental unit shall
17conduct and maintain an inventory of all the private on-site wastewater treatment
18systems located in the governmental unit and shall complete the initial inventory
19before October 1, 2017. In order to be eligible for grant funding under s. 145.246, a
20governmental unit must comply with these deadlines.
SB70-AA1,1098 21Section 1098. 145.246 of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-AA1,485,23 22145.246 Private on-site wastewater treatment system replacement or
23rehabilitation.
(1) Definitions. In this section:
SB70-AA1,485,2424 (a) “Determination of failure" means any of the following:
SB70-AA1,486,5
11. A determination that a private on-site wastewater treatment system is
2failing, according to the criteria under s. 145.01 (4m), based on an inspection of the
3private on-site wastewater treatment system by an employee of the state or a
4governmental unit who is certified to inspect private on-site wastewater treatment
5systems by the department.
SB70-AA1,486,76 2. A written enforcement order issued under s. 145.02 (3) (f), 145.20 (2) (f), or
7281.19 (2).
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