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Wisconsin Statutes Organization of State Government (Ch. 13 to 22) § 16.996. Educational technology training grants

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(1) Purpose. The department shall annually award grants to eligible consortia of school districts, to consortia of eligible public libraries, and to eligible public library systems for the costs of training teachers and librarians to use educational technology.

(2) Eligible consortia. A consortium of school districts is eligible for a grant under this section if all of the following apply:

(a) The consortium consists of 3 or more school districts.

(b) Each school district's membership in the previous school year divided by that school district's area in square miles is 13 or less.

(c) The consortium applies for a grant under this section.

(2m) Eligible public libraries and public library systems. (a) In this subsection:

1. “Library branch” means a fixed location where public library services, including a collection of library materials, are offered by paid library employees as part of a consolidated county public library, as described in s. 43.57(1).

2. “Urban cluster” means an urban area, as defined by the U.S. bureau of the census, with a population of at least 2,500 but less than 50,000.

3. “Urbanized area” means an urban area, as defined by the U.S. bureau of the census, with a population of 50,000 or more.

(b) A public library or branch of a public library [library branch] is an eligible library under this section if the population of the municipality within which the library or branch [library branch]is located is 20,000 or less and if the public library or branch [library branch]  1 is located in one of the following areas of the state:

1. A rural territory, as defined by the U.S. bureau of the census, that is one of the following:

a. Less than or equal to 5 miles from an urbanized area.

b. Less than or equal to 2.5 miles from an urban cluster.

2. A rural territory, as defined by the U.S. bureau of the census, that is one of the following:

a. More than 5 miles but less than or equal to 25 miles from an urbanized area.

b. More than 2.5 miles but less than or equal to 10 miles from an urban cluster.

3. A rural territory, as defined by the U.S. bureau of the census, that is more than 25 miles from an urbanized area and also more than 10 miles from an urban cluster.

(c) A consortium of public libraries is eligible for a grant under this section and a public library system is eligible for a grant under this section if all of the following apply:

1. Either of the following applies:

a. The consortium consists of 3 or more eligible public libraries or library branches.

b. The public library system contains 3 or more eligible public libraries or library branches.

2. The consortium or public library system applies for a grant under this section.

(3) amount. In any year the department awards a grant to an eligible consortia of school districts under this section, subject to sub. (4), the department shall pay to the eligible consortium the sum of the following amounts:

(a) For each school district in the consortium that had a membership of less than 750 pupils in the previous year, $7,500.

(b) For each school district in the consortium that had a membership of 750 pupils to 1,500 pupils in the previous year, $10 multiplied by the school district's membership in the previous year.

(c) For each school district in the consortium that had a membership of more than 1,500 pupils in the previous year, $15,000.

(3m) Grants to consortia of eligible public libraries and to eligible public library systems; amount. In any year the department awards a grant to a consortia of eligible public libraries or to an eligible public library system under this section, the department shall, subject to sub. (4), pay to the consortium of eligible public libraries or to the eligible public library system the sum of the following amounts:

(a) For each eligible public library or branch [library branch, as defined in sub. (2m)(a)1.,]  2 in the consortium or system located in a municipality the population of which is 2,000 or less, $500.

(b) For each eligible public library or branch [library branch, as defined in sub. (2m)(a)1.,]  3 in the consortium or system located in a municipality the population of which is at least 2,001 but less than 5,000, $750.

(c) For each eligible public library or branch [library branch, as defined in sub. (2m)(a)1.,]  4 in the consortium or system located in a municipality the population of which is at least 5,000 but less than 20,001, $1,000.

(4) Funding. (a) The department may not award grants under this section that total more than $1,500,000 in any fiscal year.

(b) If, in any fiscal year, $1,500,000 is insufficient to pay the full amount under subs.(3) and (3m), the department shall prorate the payments among eligible consortia of school districts, consortia of eligible public libraries, and eligible public library systems.

1 The correct term is shown in brackets. Corrective legislation is pending.
2 The correct term is shown in brackets. Corrective legislation is pending.
3 The correct term is shown in brackets. Corrective legislation is pending.
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