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Bills · 2017-2018 Regular Session

AB 572

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Relating to: the collection and maintenance of certain public library data by the Division for Libraries and Technology, authorizing small, rural libraries to apply for information technology block grants and educational technology training grants, and making appropriations. (FE)

Libraries Public instruction, department of Telecommunications

  1. Introduced, completed
  2. Passes Assembly, completed
  3. Passes Senate, completed
  4. Governor signs, completed
  5. Law, completed

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill authorizes the Division for Libraries and Technology in the

Department of Public Instruction to collect and maintain public library–related

data, including purchasing licenses for data collection software; training staff on the

effective use of data; creating tools for libraries to use internally in analyzing, and

to report to the public about, library use; and developing and implementing

technology systems that allow for interoperable data exchange and automation of

work processes.

This bill also makes certain public libraries located in census-defined rural

areas and serving municipalities with a population of 20,000 or less eligible to receive

grants under the Technology for Educational Achievement program, known as

TEACH. Under the TEACH program, the Department of Administration awards

information technology block grants to school districts to improve information

technology infrastructure and educational technology teacher training grants to

school districts to train teachers in the use of educational technology. Under the bill,

DOA may award grants to eligible libraries to improve information technology

infrastructure in rural libraries and train librarians in rural libraries in the use of

educational technology.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Considine (D) , Felzkowski (R) , Horlacher (R) , Kooyenga (R) , Loudenbeck (R) , Mursau (R) , Novak (R) , Ripp (R) , Skowronski (R) , Swearingen (R) , Tranel (R) , Tusler (R)

6 cosponsors

Barca (D) , Harsdorf (R) , Olsen (R) , Shankland (D) , Testin (R) , Tiffany (R)

Votes

Assembly: Report passage recommended by Committee on Rural Development and Mining, Ayes 10, Noes 0

Passed 10–0 Jan 10, 2018 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Assembly: PASSAGE

Passed 94–0 Jan 16, 2018 official source full page

Aye · 94

Not voting · 2

Senate: Referred to joint committee on Finance by Committee on Senate Organization pursuant to Senate Rule 41 (1)(e), Ayes 5, Noes 0

Passed 5–0 Jan 19, 2018 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Senate: Withdrawn from joint committee on Finance and made Available for Scheduling by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 41 (1)(e), Ayes 5, Noes 0

Passed 5–0 Jan 19, 2018 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Senate: Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 5, Noes 0

Passed 5–0 Jan 19, 2018 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Senate: CONCURRENCE

Passed 31–0 Jan 23, 2018 official source full page

Full history

  1. Oct 24, 2017 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Felzkowski, Swearingen, Loudenbeck, Horlacher, Mursau, Novak, Ripp, Skowronski, Tranel, Tusler, Kooyenga and Considine; cosponsored by Senators Harsdorf, Olsen and Tiffany

  2. Oct 24, 2017 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Rural Development and Mining

  3. Nov 3, 2017 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Nov 16, 2017 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  5. Nov 17, 2017 · Assembly

    LRB correction

  6. Dec 18, 2017 · Assembly

    Senator Testin added as a cosponsor

  7. Dec 28, 2017 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  8. Jan 4, 2018 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  9. Jan 10, 2018 · Assembly

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Rural Development and Mining, Ayes 10, Noes 0

  10. Jan 10, 2018 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  11. Jan 11, 2018 · Assembly

    Representative Shankland added as a coauthor

  12. Jan 11, 2018 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 1-16-2018 by Committee on Rules

  13. Jan 16, 2018 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  14. Jan 16, 2018 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  15. Jan 16, 2018 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  16. Jan 16, 2018 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed, Ayes 94, Noes 0

  17. Jan 16, 2018 · Assembly

    Representative Barca added as a coauthor

  18. Jan 16, 2018 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  19. Jan 16, 2018 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  20. Jan 17, 2018 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization

  21. Jan 17, 2018 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  22. Jan 19, 2018 · Senate

    Referred to joint committee on Finance by Committee on Senate Organization pursuant to Senate Rule 41 (1)(e), Ayes 5, Noes 0

  23. Jan 19, 2018 · Senate

    Withdrawn from joint committee on Finance and made Available for Scheduling by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 41 (1)(e), Ayes 5, Noes 0

  24. Jan 19, 2018 · Senate

    Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 5, Noes 0

  25. Jan 19, 2018 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 1-23-2018 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  26. Jan 23, 2018 · Senate

    Read a second time

  27. Jan 23, 2018 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  28. Jan 23, 2018 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  29. Jan 23, 2018 · Senate

    Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 31, Noes 0

  30. Jan 23, 2018 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  31. Jan 23, 2018 · Assembly

    Received from Senate concurred in

  32. Jan 30, 2018 · Assembly

    Report correctly enrolled on 1-30-2018

  33. Mar 12, 2018 · Assembly

    Presented to the Governor on 3-12-2018

  34. Mar 14, 2018 · Assembly

    Report approved by the Governor on 3-14-2018. 2017 Wisconsin Act 142

  35. Mar 14, 2018 · Assembly

    Published 3-15-2018