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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:
SB1104,16,16 1179.14 School levy tax credit. The appropriation under s. 20.835 (3) (b), for
12the payments under s. 79.10 (4), is $319,305,000 in 1994, 1995, and 1996;
13$469,305,000 beginning in 1997 and ending in 2006; $593,050,000 in 2007;
14$672,400,000 in 2008; $747,400,000 in 2009; $732,550,000 in 2010, 2011, and 2012;
15$747,400,000 in 2013, 2014, and 2015; $853,000,000 in 2016 and 2017; and
16$940,000,000 in 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, and in each year thereafter 2022.
SB1104,27 17Section 27 . 79.15 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1104,16,22 1879.15 Improvements credit. The total amount paid each year to
19municipalities from the appropriation account under s. 20.835 (3) (b) for the
20payments under s. 79.10 (5m) is $75,000,000 in 2009, $145,000,000 in 2010, and
21$150,000,000 in each year beginning in 2011 and in each year thereafter ending in
222022
.
SB1104,28 23Section 28. 100.20 (1v) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1104,16,2524 100.20 (1v) It is an unfair method of competition in business or an unfair trade
25practice for a person or business entity to violate s. 100.2093 (1) or (2) or 100.70 (1).
SB1104,29
1Section 29. 100.20 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1104,17,62 100.20 (5) Any person suffering pecuniary loss because of a violation by any
3other person of s. 100.2093 or 100.70 or any order issued under this section may sue
4for damages therefor in any court of competent jurisdiction and shall recover twice
5the amount of such pecuniary loss, together with costs, including a reasonable
6attorney fee.
SB1104,30 7Section 30. 100.20 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1104,17,168 100.20 (6) The department may commence an action in circuit court in the
9name of the state to restrain by temporary or permanent injunction the violation of
10s. 100.2093 or 100.70 or any order issued under this section. The court may in its
11discretion, prior to entry of final judgment make such orders or judgments as may
12be necessary to restore to any person any pecuniary loss suffered because of the acts
13or practices involved in the action, provided proof thereof is submitted to the
14satisfaction of the court. The department may use its authority in ss. 93.14 and 93.15
15to investigate violations of s. 100.2093 or 100.70 or any order issued under this
16section.
SB1104,31 17Section 31. 100.2091 of the statutes is created to read:
SB1104,17,21 18100.2091 Broadband; discrimination prohibited. (1) No broadband
19service provider may deny access to broadband service to any group of potential
20residential customers because of the race or income of the residents in the area in
21which the group resides.
SB1104,18,2 22(2) It is a defense to an alleged violation of sub. (1) based on income if, no later
23than 3 years after the date on which the broadband service provider began providing
24broadband service in this state, at least 30 percent of the households with access to

1the broadband service provider's broadband service in the area in which a group of
2potential residential customers resides are low-income households.
SB1104,18,9 3(3) The department may enforce this section and may promulgate rules to
4implement and administer this section. The department of justice may represent the
5department in an action to enforce this section. If the court finds that a broadband
6service provider has not complied with this section, the court shall order the
7broadband service provider to comply with this section within a reasonable amount
8of time and, notwithstanding s. 814.14 (1), shall award costs, including reasonable
9attorney fees, to the department of justice.
SB1104,18,15 10(4) Any person that is affected by a failure to comply with this section may bring
11an action to enforce this section. If a court finds that a broadband service provider
12has not complied with this section, the court shall order the broadband service
13provider to comply with this section within a reasonable amount of time and,
14notwithstanding s. 814.14 (1), shall award costs, including reasonable attorney fees,
15to the person affected.
SB1104,32 16Section 32. 100.2092 of the statutes is created to read:
SB1104,18,21 17100.2092 Broadband service subscriber rights. (1) Rights. (a) A
18broadband service provider shall repair broadband service within 72 hours after a
19subscriber reports a service interruption or requests the repair if the service
20interruption is not the result of a major systemwide or large area emergency, such
21as a natural disaster.
SB1104,18,2522 (b) Upon notification by a subscriber of a service interruption, a broadband
23service provider shall give the subscriber a credit for one day of broadband service
24if broadband service is interrupted for more than 4 hours in one day and the
25interruption is caused by the broadband service provider.
SB1104,19,4
1(c) Upon notification by a subscriber of a service interruption, a broadband
2service provider shall give the subscriber a credit for each hour that broadband
3service is interrupted if broadband service is interrupted for more than 4 hours in
4one day and the interruption is not caused by the broadband service provider.
SB1104,19,75 (d) Prior to entering into a service agreement with a subscriber, a broadband
6service provider shall disclose that a subscriber has a right to a credit for notifying
7the broadband service provider of a service interruption.
SB1104,19,98 (e) A broadband service provider shall provide broadband service that satisfies
9minimum standards established by the department by rule.
SB1104,19,1110 (f) A broadband service provider shall give a subscriber at least 30 days'
11advance written notice before instituting a rate increase.
SB1104,19,1412 (g) A broadband service provider shall give a subscriber at least 7 days' advance
13written notice of any scheduled routine maintenance that causes a service slowdown,
14interruption, or outage.
SB1104,19,1715 (h) A broadband service provider shall give a subscriber at least 10 days'
16advance written notice of disconnecting service, unless the disconnection is
17requested by the subscriber.
SB1104,19,2018 (i) Prior to entering into a service agreement with a subscriber, a broadband
19service provider shall disclose the factors that may cause the actual broadband speed
20experience to vary, including the number of users and device limitations.
SB1104,19,2321 (j) A broadband service provider shall provide broadband service to a
22subscriber as described in point of sale advertisements and representations made to
23the subscriber.
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1(k) A broadband service provider shall give a subscriber at least 10 days'
2advance written notice of a change in a factor that might cause the originally
3disclosed speed experience to vary.
SB1104,20,84 (L) A broadband service provider shall allow a subscriber to terminate a
5contract and receive a full refund without fees if the provider sells a service that does
6not satisfy the requirements established under par. (e) and the broadband service
7provider does not satisfy the requirements established under par. (e) within one
8month of written notification from the subscriber.
SB1104,20,12 9(2) Advertising. A broadband service provider shall disclose the factors that
10may cause the actual broadband speed experience of a subscriber to vary, including
11the number of users and device limitations, in each advertisement of the speed of the
12provider's service, including in all of the following types of advertisements:
SB1104,20,1313 (a) Television and other commercials.
SB1104,20,1414 (b) Internet and email advertisements.
SB1104,20,1515 (c) Print advertisements and bill inserts.
SB1104,20,1716 (d) Any other advertising method or solicitation for the sale of new or upgraded
17broadband service.
SB1104,20,19 18(3) Rules. The department may promulgate rules to implement and
19administer this section.
SB1104,20,23 20(4) Penalty; enforcement. (a) A person that violates this section may be
21required to forfeit not more than $1,000 for each violation and not more than $10,000
22for each occurrence. Failure to give a notice required under sub. (1) (f) to more than
23one subscriber shall be considered one violation.
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