AB56,1114,24 (b) Notwithstanding s. 121.07 (7) (b), for the purpose of setting the secondary guaranteed valuation per member in the 2020-21 school year, the department of public instruction shall treat the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (ac) as if an additional $1,090,000,000 were appropriated in the 2020-21 fiscal year.

AB56,1115,9 (2) After-school program grants; emergency rules. The department of public instruction may promulgate emergency rules under s. 227.24 to implement and administer s. 115.446. Notwithstanding s. 227.24 (1) (c) and (2), emergency rules promulgated under this subsection remain in effect until July 1, 2020, or the date on which permanent rules take effect, whichever is sooner. Notwithstanding s. 227.24 (1) (a) and (3), the department is not required to provide evidence that promulgating a rule under this subsection as an emergency rule is necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health, safety, or welfare and is not required to provide a finding of emergency for a rule promulgated under this subsection.

AB56,1115,21 (3) Special needs scholarship payments based on actual costs; 2019-20 school year. If before the effective date of this subsection, the department of public instruction made a scholarship payment to a private school for a child with a disability the amount of which is based on a financial statement submitted to the department under s. 115.7915 (4c), 2017 stats., the department of public instruction shall consider the amount paid to the private school as an installment payment of the amount for the 2019-20 school year under s. 115.7915 (4m) (a) 4. The department of public instruction shall adjust the remaining installment payments under s. 115.7915 (4m) (b) to ensure that the private school receives the total scholarship amount for the 2019-20 school year under s. 115.7915 (4m) (a) 4. for the child with a disability for whom the private school submitted a financial statement under s. 115.7915 (4c), 2017 stats., in the 2018-19 school year.

AB56,9135 Section 9135. Nonstatutory provisions; Public Lands, Board of Commissioners of.

AB56,9136 Section 9136. Nonstatutory provisions; Public Service Commission.

AB56,1115,25 (1) Broadband report.

AB56,1116,1 (a) In this subsection:

AB56,1116,2 1. “Underserved” has the meaning given in s. 196.504 (1) (b).

AB56,1116,3 2. “Unserved” has the meaning given in s. 196.504 (1) (c).

AB56,1116,7 (b) No later than June 30, 2020, the public service commission and the department of administration shall jointly submit a report to the legislature in the manner provided under s. 13.172 (3) and to the governor that provides all of the following:

AB56,1116,9 1. Updates on emerging broadband technologies and how they can be used to provide broadband service to state residents.

AB56,1116,11 2. Recommendations on how to provide incentives to broadband providers to serve underserved or unserved areas of the state.

AB56,1116,14 3. Proposals on how existing state agency technology, resources, or a combination of technology and resources can be leveraged to serve underserved or unserved areas of the state.

AB56,1116,15 (2) Office of energy innovation.

AB56,1116,16 (a) Definitions. In this subsection:

AB56,1116,17 1. “Commission" means the public service commission.

AB56,1116,18 2. “Department" means the department of administration.

AB56,1116,20 3. “Focus on energy programs” means the statewide energy efficiency and renewable resource programs established under s. 196.374 (2) (a) 1.

AB56,1116,21 4. “Office" means the office of energy innovation in the commission.

AB56,1116,25 (b) Assets and liabilities. On the effective date of this paragraph, the assets and liabilities of the commission primarily relating to the office, except for assets and liabilities primarily relating to focus on energy programs, as determined by the secretary of administration, become the assets and liabilities of the department.

AB56,1117,5 (c) Employee transfers. On the effective date of this paragraph, 5.0 FTE FED positions, and the incumbent employees holding those positions, in the commission who perform duties primarily related to the office, except for duties primarily relating to focus on energy programs, as determined by the secretary of administration, are transferred to the department.

AB56,1117,10 (d) Employee status. Employees transferred under par. (c ) have all the rights and the same status under ch. 230 in the department that they enjoyed in the commission immediately before the transfer. Notwithstanding s. 230.28 (4), no employee so transferred who has attained permanent status in class is required to serve a probationary period.

AB56,1117,15 (e) Tangible personal property. On the effective date of this paragraph, all tangible personal property, including records, of the commission primarily relating to the office, except for property primarily relating to focus on energy programs, as determined by the secretary of administration, becomes the personal property of the department.

AB56,1117,21 (f) Pending matters. Any matter pending with the commission primarily relating to the office, except for matters primarily relating to focus on energy programs, as determined by the secretary of administration, on the effective date of this paragraph is transferred to the department. All materials submitted to or actions taken by the commission are considered as having been submitted to or taken by the department.

AB56,1118,2 (g) Contracts. All contracts entered into by the commission primarily relating to the office, except for contracts primarily relating to focus on energy programs, as determined by the secretary of administration, in effect on the effective date of this paragraph remain in effect and are transferred to the department. The department shall carry out any obligations under those contracts unless modified or rescinded to the extent allowed under the contract.

AB56,1118,8 (h) Rules and orders. All rules promulgated by the commission under s. 196.025 (7), 2017 stats., in effect on the effective date of this paragraph remain in effect until their specified expiration dates or until amended or repealed by the department. All orders issued by the commission under s. 196.025 (7), 2017 stats., in effect on the effective date of this paragraph remain in effect until their specified expiration dates or until modified or rescinded by the department.

AB56,9137 Section 9137. Nonstatutory provisions; Revenue.

AB56,1118,18 (1) Inventory tax imposed on vapor products. On the effective date of this subsection, an inventory tax is imposed upon vapor products, as defined under s. 139.75 (14), that are held in inventory for sale or resale in the possession of distributors or retailers. Any person who is in possession of any vapor products shall pay the tax at the rate of 71 percent of the manufacturer's list price, as defined under s. 139.75 (5b). Any person liable for this tax shall determine the number of vapor products in the person's possession on the effective date of this subsection, and shall file a return, and pay the tax due, no later than the 30th day after the effective date of this subsection.

AB56,9138 Section 9138. Nonstatutory provisions; Safety and Professional Services.